Home / 166,374.14-249,533.87-59,736.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,374.14, 249,533.87 and 59,736.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,374.14, 249,533.87 and 59,736.02 is: 89,594.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,374.14 : 249,533.87 = 59,736.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,374.14/249,533.87 = 59,736.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,374.14x = 249,533.87 × 59,736.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,374.14x = 14,906,158,702.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,906,158,702.65/166,374.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 89,594.21

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.