Home / 108,345.80-162,453.90-55,857.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 108,345.80, 162,453.90 and 55,857.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 108,345.80, 162,453.90 and 55,857.80 is: 83,753.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    108,345.80 : 162,453.90 = 55,857.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    108,345.80/162,453.90 = 55,857.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    108,345.80x = 162,453.90 × 55,857.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    108,345.80x = 9,074,317,455.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,074,317,455.42/108,345.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,753.29

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.