Home / 107,645.90-161,542.67-37,525.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 107,645.90, 161,542.67 and 37,525.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 107,645.90, 161,542.67 and 37,525.23 is: 56,313.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    107,645.90 : 161,542.67 = 37,525.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    107,645.90/161,542.67 = 37,525.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    107,645.90x = 161,542.67 × 37,525.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    107,645.90x = 6,061,925,658.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,061,925,658.94/107,645.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,313.58

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.