Home / 167,139.42-250,646.24-60,497.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 167,139.42, 250,646.24 and 60,497.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 167,139.42, 250,646.24 and 60,497.02 is: 90,722.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    167,139.42 : 250,646.24 = 60,497.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    167,139.42/250,646.24 = 60,497.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    167,139.42x = 250,646.24 × 60,497.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    167,139.42x = 15,163,350,594.20
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,163,350,594.20/167,139.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 90,722.77

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.