Home / 166,982.68-250,515-48,655.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 166,982.68, 250,515 and 48,655.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 166,982.68, 250,515 and 48,655.12 is: 72,994.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,982.68 : 250,515 = 48,655.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,982.68/250,515 = 48,655.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,982.68x = 250,515 × 48,655.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,982.68x = 12,188,837,386.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,188,837,386.80/166,982.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,994.62

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.