Home / 166,344.60-249,549.30-71,574.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,344.60, 249,549.30 and 71,574.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,344.60, 249,549.30 and 71,574.60 is: 107,375.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,344.60 : 249,549.30 = 71,574.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,344.60/249,549.30 = 71,574.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,344.60x = 249,549.30 × 71,574.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,344.60x = 17,861,391,327.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,861,391,327.78/166,344.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 107,375.84

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.