Home / 167,522.40-251,197.20-62,287.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 167,522.40, 251,197.20 and 62,287.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 167,522.40, 251,197.20 and 62,287.20 is: 93,398.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    167,522.40 : 251,197.20 = 62,287.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    167,522.40/251,197.20 = 62,287.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    167,522.40x = 251,197.20 × 62,287.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    167,522.40x = 15,646,370,235.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,646,370,235.84/167,522.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 93,398.68

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.