Home / 166,776.90-250,172.64-54,456.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,776.90, 250,172.64 and 54,456.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,776.90, 250,172.64 and 54,456.24 is: 81,686.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,776.90 : 250,172.64 = 54,456.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,776.90/250,172.64 = 54,456.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,776.90x = 250,172.64 × 54,456.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,776.90x = 13,623,461,325.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,623,461,325.27/166,776.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 81,686.74

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.