Home / 163,597.60-245,396.44-58,402.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 163,597.60, 245,396.44 and 58,402.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 163,597.60, 245,396.44 and 58,402.88 is: 87,604.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    163,597.60 : 245,396.44 = 58,402.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    163,597.60/245,396.44 = 58,402.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    163,597.60x = 245,396.44 × 58,402.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    163,597.60x = 14,331,858,837.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,331,858,837.75/163,597.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 87,604.33

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.