Home / 166,780.90-250,143.18-46,810.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,780.90, 250,143.18 and 46,810.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,780.90, 250,143.18 and 46,810.32 is: 70,207.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,780.90 : 250,143.18 = 46,810.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,780.90/250,143.18 = 46,810.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,780.90x = 250,143.18 × 46,810.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,780.90x = 11,709,283,353.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,709,283,353.14/166,780.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,207.58

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.