Home / 166,818.69-250,228.44-40,458.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,818.69, 250,228.44 and 40,458.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,818.69, 250,228.44 and 40,458.42 is: 60,687.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,818.69 : 250,228.44 = 40,458.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,818.69/250,228.44 = 40,458.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,818.69x = 250,228.44 × 40,458.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,818.69x = 10,123,847,321.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,123,847,321.46/166,818.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,687.73

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.