Home / 160,933.80-241,400.70-42,617.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 160,933.80, 241,400.70 and 42,617.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 160,933.80, 241,400.70 and 42,617.10 is: 63,925.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    160,933.80 : 241,400.70 = 42,617.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    160,933.80/241,400.70 = 42,617.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    160,933.80x = 241,400.70 × 42,617.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    160,933.80x = 10,287,797,771.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,287,797,771.97/160,933.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,925.65

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.