Home / 162,121.50-243,170.10-56,941.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 162,121.50, 243,170.10 and 56,941.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 162,121.50, 243,170.10 and 56,941.38 is: 85,407.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    162,121.50 : 243,170.10 = 56,941.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    162,121.50/243,170.10 = 56,941.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    162,121.50x = 243,170.10 × 56,941.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    162,121.50x = 13,846,441,068.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,846,441,068.74/162,121.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,407.80

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.