Home / 107,955.02-161,950.98-36,873.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 107,955.02, 161,950.98 and 36,873.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 107,955.02, 161,950.98 and 36,873.75 is: 55,316.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    107,955.02 : 161,950.98 = 36,873.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    107,955.02/161,950.98 = 36,873.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    107,955.02x = 161,950.98 × 36,873.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    107,955.02x = 5,971,739,948.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,971,739,948.78/107,955.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,316.93

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.