Home / 167,625.45-251,438.19-49,297.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 167,625.45, 251,438.19 and 49,297.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 167,625.45, 251,438.19 and 49,297.80 is: 73,946.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    167,625.45 : 251,438.19 = 49,297.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    167,625.45/251,438.19 = 49,297.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    167,625.45x = 251,438.19 × 49,297.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    167,625.45x = 12,395,349,602.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,395,349,602.98/167,625.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,946.70

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.