Home / 161,599.50-242,445.36-55,006.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 161,599.50, 242,445.36 and 55,006.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 161,599.50, 242,445.36 and 55,006.86 is: 82,525.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    161,599.50 : 242,445.36 = 55,006.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    161,599.50/242,445.36 = 55,006.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    161,599.50x = 242,445.36 × 55,006.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    161,599.50x = 13,336,157,975.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,336,157,975.17/161,599.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 82,525.99

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.