Home / 162,424.27-243,620.46-50,074.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 162,424.27, 243,620.46 and 50,074.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 162,424.27, 243,620.46 and 50,074.13 is: 75,106.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    162,424.27 : 243,620.46 = 50,074.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    162,424.27/243,620.46 = 50,074.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    162,424.27x = 243,620.46 × 50,074.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    162,424.27x = 12,199,083,193.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,199,083,193.75/162,424.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,106.28

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.