Home / 403,317.40-604,976.10-166,829.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 403,317.40, 604,976.10 and 166,829.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 403,317.40, 604,976.10 and 166,829.80 is: 250,244.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    403,317.40 : 604,976.10 = 166,829.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    403,317.40/604,976.10 = 166,829.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    403,317.40x = 604,976.10 × 166,829.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    403,317.40x = 100,928,041,767.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 100,928,041,767.78/403,317.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 250,244.70

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.