Home / 161,690.20-242,535.30-50,882.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 161,690.20, 242,535.30 and 50,882.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 161,690.20, 242,535.30 and 50,882.20 is: 76,323.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    161,690.20 : 242,535.30 = 50,882.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    161,690.20/242,535.30 = 50,882.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    161,690.20x = 242,535.30 × 50,882.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    161,690.20x = 12,340,729,641.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,340,729,641.66/161,690.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,323.30

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.