Home / 107,118.60-160,678.48-32,238.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 107,118.60, 160,678.48 and 32,238.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 107,118.60, 160,678.48 and 32,238.24 is: 48,357.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    107,118.60 : 160,678.48 = 32,238.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    107,118.60/160,678.48 = 32,238.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    107,118.60x = 160,678.48 × 32,238.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    107,118.60x = 5,179,991,401.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,179,991,401.08/107,118.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 48,357.53

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.