Home / 166,817.25-249,598.08-116,994.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,817.25, 249,598.08 and 116,994.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,817.25, 249,598.08 and 116,994.60 is: 175,051.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,817.25 : 249,598.08 = 116,994.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,817.25/249,598.08 = 116,994.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,817.25x = 249,598.08 × 116,994.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,817.25x = 29,201,627,530.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 29,201,627,530.37/166,817.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 175,051.61

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.