Home / 403,272.40-604,908.60-166,784.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 403,272.40, 604,908.60 and 166,784.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 403,272.40, 604,908.60 and 166,784.80 is: 250,177.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    403,272.40 : 604,908.60 = 166,784.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    403,272.40/604,908.60 = 166,784.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    403,272.40x = 604,908.60 × 166,784.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    403,272.40x = 100,889,559,869.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 100,889,559,869.28/403,272.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 250,177.20

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.