Home / 106,257.68-159,317.23-49,308.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 106,257.68, 159,317.23 and 49,308.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 106,257.68, 159,317.23 and 49,308.20 is: 73,930.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    106,257.68 : 159,317.23 = 49,308.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    106,257.68/159,317.23 = 49,308.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    106,257.68x = 159,317.23 × 49,308.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    106,257.68x = 7,855,645,840.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,855,645,840.29/106,257.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,930.15

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.