Home / 166,968.36-250,550.82-61,860.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,968.36, 250,550.82 and 61,860.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,968.36, 250,550.82 and 61,860.60 is: 92,827.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,968.36 : 250,550.82 = 61,860.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,968.36/250,550.82 = 61,860.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,968.36x = 250,550.82 × 61,860.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,968.36x = 15,499,224,055.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,499,224,055.69/166,968.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 92,827.31

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.