Home / 107,715.95-161,598.15-32,843.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 107,715.95, 161,598.15 and 32,843.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 107,715.95, 161,598.15 and 32,843.66 is: 49,272.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    107,715.95 : 161,598.15 = 32,843.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    107,715.95/161,598.15 = 32,843.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    107,715.95x = 161,598.15 × 32,843.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    107,715.95x = 5,307,474,750.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,307,474,750.04/107,715.95
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,272.88

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.