Home / 166,725.28-250,116.36-61,544.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,725.28, 250,116.36 and 61,544.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,725.28, 250,116.36 and 61,544.80 is: 92,327.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,725.28 : 250,116.36 = 61,544.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,725.28/250,116.36 = 61,544.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,725.28x = 250,116.36 × 61,544.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,725.28x = 15,393,361,352.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,393,361,352.93/166,725.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 92,327.70

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.