Home / 162,890.60-244,374.17-50,565.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 162,890.60, 244,374.17 and 50,565.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 162,890.60, 244,374.17 and 50,565.06 is: 75,859.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    162,890.60 : 244,374.17 = 50,565.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    162,890.60/244,374.17 = 50,565.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    162,890.60x = 244,374.17 × 50,565.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    162,890.60x = 12,356,794,315.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,356,794,315.67/162,890.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,859.47

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.