Home / 106,807.50-160,222.22-40,303.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 106,807.50, 160,222.22 and 40,303.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 106,807.50, 160,222.22 and 40,303.60 is: 60,459.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    106,807.50 : 160,222.22 = 40,303.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    106,807.50/160,222.22 = 40,303.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    106,807.50x = 160,222.22 × 40,303.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    106,807.50x = 6,457,532,265.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,457,532,265.99/106,807.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,459.54

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.