Home / 108,630.40-162,961.80-38,504.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 108,630.40, 162,961.80 and 38,504.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 108,630.40, 162,961.80 and 38,504.20 is: 57,762.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    108,630.40 : 162,961.80 = 38,504.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    108,630.40/162,961.80 = 38,504.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    108,630.40x = 162,961.80 × 38,504.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    108,630.40x = 6,274,713,739.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,274,713,739.56/108,630.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,762.04

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.