Home / 108,940.20-163,410.30-49,891.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 108,940.20, 163,410.30 and 49,891.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 108,940.20, 163,410.30 and 49,891.20 is: 74,836.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    108,940.20 : 163,410.30 = 49,891.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    108,940.20/163,410.30 = 49,891.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    108,940.20x = 163,410.30 × 49,891.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    108,940.20x = 8,152,735,959.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,152,735,959.36/108,940.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,836.80

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.