Home / 106,864.80-160,334.37-40,324.11

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 106,864.80, 160,334.37 and 40,324.11

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 106,864.80, 160,334.37 and 40,324.11 is: 60,500.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    106,864.80 : 160,334.37 = 40,324.11 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    106,864.80/160,334.37 = 40,324.11/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    106,864.80x = 160,334.37 × 40,324.11
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    106,864.80x = 6,465,340,772.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,465,340,772.66/106,864.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,500.19

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.