Home / 156,857.68-216,465.60-85,238.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 156,857.68, 216,465.60 and 85,238.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 156,857.68, 216,465.60 and 85,238.80 is: 117,630.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    156,857.68 : 216,465.60 = 85,238.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    156,857.68/216,465.60 = 85,238.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    156,857.68x = 216,465.60 × 85,238.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    156,857.68x = 18,451,267,985.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,451,267,985.28/156,857.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 117,630.63

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.