Home / 539,178.24-808,935.18-160,100.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 539,178.24, 808,935.18 and 160,100.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 539,178.24, 808,935.18 and 160,100.96 is: 240,201.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    539,178.24 : 808,935.18 = 160,100.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    539,178.24/808,935.18 = 160,100.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    539,178.24x = 808,935.18 × 160,100.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    539,178.24x = 129,511,298,895.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 129,511,298,895.77/539,178.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 240,201.27

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.