Home / 107,957.04-161,940.42-33,071.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 107,957.04, 161,940.42 and 33,071.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 107,957.04, 161,940.42 and 33,071.74 is: 49,609.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    107,957.04 : 161,940.42 = 33,071.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    107,957.04/161,940.42 = 33,071.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    107,957.04x = 161,940.42 × 33,071.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    107,957.04x = 5,355,651,465.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,355,651,465.73/107,957.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,609.10

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.