Home / 107,850.84-161,758.72-50,924.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 107,850.84, 161,758.72 and 50,924.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 107,850.84, 161,758.72 and 50,924.63 is: 76,378.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    107,850.84 : 161,758.72 = 50,924.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    107,850.84/161,758.72 = 50,924.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    107,850.84x = 161,758.72 × 50,924.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    107,850.84x = 8,237,502,965.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,237,502,965.27/107,850.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,378.66

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.