Home / 167,028.90-250,629.52-78,291.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 167,028.90, 250,629.52 and 78,291.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 167,028.90, 250,629.52 and 78,291.42 is: 117,477.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    167,028.90 : 250,629.52 = 78,291.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    167,028.90/250,629.52 = 78,291.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    167,028.90x = 250,629.52 × 78,291.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    167,028.90x = 19,622,141,014.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,622,141,014.72/167,028.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 117,477.52

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.