Home / 160,943.40-241,415.10-55,765.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 160,943.40, 241,415.10 and 55,765.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 160,943.40, 241,415.10 and 55,765.80 is: 83,648.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    160,943.40 : 241,415.10 = 55,765.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    160,943.40/241,415.10 = 55,765.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    160,943.40x = 241,415.10 × 55,765.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    160,943.40x = 13,462,706,183.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,462,706,183.58/160,943.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,648.70

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.