Home / 162,860.80-244,096.80-83,934.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 162,860.80, 244,096.80 and 83,934.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 162,860.80, 244,096.80 and 83,934.40 is: 125,801.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    162,860.80 : 244,096.80 = 83,934.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    162,860.80/244,096.80 = 83,934.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    162,860.80x = 244,096.80 × 83,934.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    162,860.80x = 20,488,118,449.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,488,118,449.92/162,860.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 125,801.41

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.