Home / 166,244.40-249,366.60-41,585.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,244.40, 249,366.60 and 41,585.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,244.40, 249,366.60 and 41,585.40 is: 62,378.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,244.40 : 249,366.60 = 41,585.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,244.40/249,366.60 = 41,585.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,244.40x = 249,366.60 × 41,585.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,244.40x = 10,370,009,807.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,370,009,807.64/166,244.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,378.10

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.