Home / 166,517.80-249,776.70-149,021.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,517.80, 249,776.70 and 149,021.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,517.80, 249,776.70 and 149,021.80 is: 223,532.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,517.80 : 249,776.70 = 149,021.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,517.80/249,776.70 = 149,021.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,517.80x = 249,776.70 × 149,021.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,517.80x = 37,222,173,432.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 37,222,173,432.06/166,517.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 223,532.70

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.