Home / 111,522.10-167,227.80-40,441.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 111,522.10, 167,227.80 and 40,441.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 111,522.10, 167,227.80 and 40,441.90 is: 60,642.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    111,522.10 : 167,227.80 = 40,441.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    111,522.10/167,227.80 = 40,441.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    111,522.10x = 167,227.80 × 40,441.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    111,522.10x = 6,763,009,964.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,763,009,964.82/111,522.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,642.78

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.