Home / 107,943.20-161,876.40-48,807.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 107,943.20, 161,876.40 and 48,807.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 107,943.20, 161,876.40 and 48,807.20 is: 73,193.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    107,943.20 : 161,876.40 = 48,807.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    107,943.20/161,876.40 = 48,807.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    107,943.20x = 161,876.40 × 48,807.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    107,943.20x = 7,900,733,830.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,900,733,830.08/107,943.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,193.44

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.