Home / 162,568.11-243,875.45-50,258.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 162,568.11, 243,875.45 and 50,258.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 162,568.11, 243,875.45 and 50,258.10 is: 75,394.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    162,568.11 : 243,875.45 = 50,258.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    162,568.11/243,875.45 = 50,258.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    162,568.11x = 243,875.45 × 50,258.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    162,568.11x = 12,256,716,753.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,256,716,753.65/162,568.11
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,394.35

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.