Home / 107,586.40-161,379.60-54,978.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 107,586.40, 161,379.60 and 54,978.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 107,586.40, 161,379.60 and 54,978.40 is: 82,467.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    107,586.40 : 161,379.60 = 54,978.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    107,586.40/161,379.60 = 54,978.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    107,586.40x = 161,379.60 × 54,978.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    107,586.40x = 8,872,392,200.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,872,392,200.64/107,586.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 82,467.60

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.