Home / 162,678.60-243,902.70-62,800.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 162,678.60, 243,902.70 and 62,800.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 162,678.60, 243,902.70 and 62,800.20 is: 94,155.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    162,678.60 : 243,902.70 = 62,800.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    162,678.60/243,902.70 = 62,800.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    162,678.60x = 243,902.70 × 62,800.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    162,678.60x = 15,317,138,340.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,317,138,340.54/162,678.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 94,155.83

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.