Home / 166,955.09-250,461.80-73,458.41

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,955.09, 250,461.80 and 73,458.41

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,955.09, 250,461.80 and 73,458.41 is: 110,200.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,955.09 : 250,461.80 = 73,458.41 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,955.09/250,461.80 = 73,458.41/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,955.09x = 250,461.80 × 73,458.41
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,955.09x = 18,398,525,593.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,398,525,593.74/166,955.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 110,200.45

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.