Home / 162,922.77-244,422.40-50,597.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 162,922.77, 244,422.40 and 50,597.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 162,922.77, 244,422.40 and 50,597.19 is: 75,907.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    162,922.77 : 244,422.40 = 50,597.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    162,922.77/244,422.40 = 50,597.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    162,922.77x = 244,422.40 × 50,597.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    162,922.77x = 12,367,085,390.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,367,085,390.94/162,922.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,907.66

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.