Home / 158,899.28-238,348.76-40,570.61

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 158,899.28, 238,348.76 and 40,570.61

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 158,899.28, 238,348.76 and 40,570.61 is: 60,855.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    158,899.28 : 238,348.76 = 40,570.61 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    158,899.28/238,348.76 = 40,570.61/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    158,899.28x = 238,348.76 × 40,570.61
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    158,899.28x = 9,669,953,191.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,669,953,191.35/158,899.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,855.87

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.