Home / 167,010.20-250,515.30-48,685.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 167,010.20, 250,515.30 and 48,685.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 167,010.20, 250,515.30 and 48,685.40 is: 73,028.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    167,010.20 : 250,515.30 = 48,685.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    167,010.20/250,515.30 = 48,685.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    167,010.20x = 250,515.30 × 48,685.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    167,010.20x = 12,196,437,586.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,196,437,586.62/167,010.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,028.10

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.