Home / 107,848.80-161,715.60-37,730.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 107,848.80, 161,715.60 and 37,730.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 107,848.80, 161,715.60 and 37,730.40 is: 56,575.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    107,848.80 : 161,715.60 = 37,730.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    107,848.80/161,715.60 = 37,730.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    107,848.80x = 161,715.60 × 37,730.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    107,848.80x = 6,101,594,274.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,101,594,274.24/107,848.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,575.45

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.