Home / 313,936.40-470,904.60-166,480.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 313,936.40, 470,904.60 and 166,480.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 313,936.40, 470,904.60 and 166,480.40 is: 249,720.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    313,936.40 : 470,904.60 = 166,480.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    313,936.40/470,904.60 = 166,480.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    313,936.40x = 470,904.60 × 166,480.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    313,936.40x = 78,396,386,169.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 78,396,386,169.84/313,936.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 249,720.60

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.