Home / 167,313.63-250,933.53-48,994.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 167,313.63, 250,933.53 and 48,994.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 167,313.63, 250,933.53 and 48,994.19 is: 73,480.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    167,313.63 : 250,933.53 = 48,994.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    167,313.63/250,933.53 = 48,994.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    167,313.63x = 250,933.53 × 48,994.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    167,313.63x = 12,294,285,553.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,294,285,553.10/167,313.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,480.48

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.