Home / 160,304.10-240,449.32-41,972.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 160,304.10, 240,449.32 and 41,972.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 160,304.10, 240,449.32 and 41,972.82 is: 62,957.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    160,304.10 : 240,449.32 = 41,972.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    160,304.10/240,449.32 = 41,972.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    160,304.10x = 240,449.32 × 41,972.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    160,304.10x = 10,092,335,817.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,092,335,817.62/160,304.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,957.44

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.