Home / 166,321.84-229,527.24-90,868.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,321.84, 229,527.24 and 90,868.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,321.84, 229,527.24 and 90,868.72 is: 125,400.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,321.84 : 229,527.24 = 90,868.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,321.84/229,527.24 = 90,868.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,321.84x = 229,527.24 × 90,868.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,321.84x = 20,856,846,503.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,856,846,503.93/166,321.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 125,400.53

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.