Home / 160,959.40-241,439.10-78,015.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 160,959.40, 241,439.10 and 78,015.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 160,959.40, 241,439.10 and 78,015.40 is: 117,023.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    160,959.40 : 241,439.10 = 78,015.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    160,959.40/241,439.10 = 78,015.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    160,959.40x = 241,439.10 × 78,015.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    160,959.40x = 18,835,967,962.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,835,967,962.14/160,959.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 117,023.10

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.