Home / 161,497.50-242,248.41-50,689.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 161,497.50, 242,248.41 and 50,689.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 161,497.50, 242,248.41 and 50,689.50 is: 76,034.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    161,497.50 : 242,248.41 = 50,689.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    161,497.50/242,248.41 = 50,689.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    161,497.50x = 242,248.41 × 50,689.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    161,497.50x = 12,279,450,778.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,279,450,778.70/161,497.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,034.93

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.