Home / 163,302.03-244,953.05-50,991.87

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 163,302.03, 244,953.05 and 50,991.87

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 163,302.03, 244,953.05 and 50,991.87 is: 76,487.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    163,302.03 : 244,953.05 = 50,991.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    163,302.03/244,953.05 = 50,991.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    163,302.03x = 244,953.05 × 50,991.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    163,302.03x = 12,490,614,081.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,490,614,081.70/163,302.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,487.81

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.