Home / 166,950.12-250,314.42-54,590.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,950.12, 250,314.42 and 54,590.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,950.12, 250,314.42 and 54,590.96 is: 81,850.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,950.12 : 250,314.42 = 54,590.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,950.12/250,314.42 = 54,590.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,950.12x = 250,314.42 × 54,590.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,950.12x = 13,664,904,489.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,664,904,489.64/166,950.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 81,850.22

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.