Home / 106,685.27-160,051.74-40,125.97

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 106,685.27, 160,051.74 and 40,125.97

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 106,685.27, 160,051.74 and 40,125.97 is: 60,197.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    106,685.27 : 160,051.74 = 40,125.97 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    106,685.27/160,051.74 = 40,125.97/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    106,685.27x = 160,051.74 × 40,125.97
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    106,685.27x = 6,422,231,367.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,422,231,367.28/106,685.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,197.92

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.