Home / 402,732.60-604,317.60-166,099.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 402,732.60, 604,317.60 and 166,099.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 402,732.60, 604,317.60 and 166,099.20 is: 249,239.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    402,732.60 : 604,317.60 = 166,099.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    402,732.60/604,317.60 = 166,099.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    402,732.60x = 604,317.60 × 166,099.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    402,732.60x = 100,376,669,905.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 100,376,669,905.92/402,732.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 249,239.00

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.