Home / 403,457.40-604,926.90-166,894.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 403,457.40, 604,926.90 and 166,894.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 403,457.40, 604,926.90 and 166,894.20 is: 250,234.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    403,457.40 : 604,926.90 = 166,894.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    403,457.40/604,926.90 = 166,894.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    403,457.40x = 604,926.90 × 166,894.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    403,457.40x = 100,958,791,033.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 100,958,791,033.98/403,457.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 250,234.08

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.