Home / 166,830.80-250,246.20-156,989.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,830.80, 250,246.20 and 156,989.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,830.80, 250,246.20 and 156,989.30 is: 235,483.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,830.80 : 250,246.20 = 156,989.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,830.80/250,246.20 = 156,989.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,830.80x = 250,246.20 × 156,989.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,830.80x = 39,285,975,765.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 39,285,975,765.66/166,830.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 235,483.95

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.