Home / 166,612.60-249,918.90-155,458.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,612.60, 249,918.90 and 155,458.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,612.60, 249,918.90 and 155,458.90 is: 233,188.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,612.60 : 249,918.90 = 155,458.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,612.60/249,918.90 = 155,458.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,612.60x = 249,918.90 × 155,458.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,612.60x = 38,852,117,283.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 38,852,117,283.21/166,612.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 233,188.35

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.