Home / 494,140.60-741,210.90-161,750.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 494,140.60, 741,210.90 and 161,750.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 494,140.60, 741,210.90 and 161,750.20 is: 242,625.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    494,140.60 : 741,210.90 = 161,750.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    494,140.60/741,210.90 = 161,750.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    494,140.60x = 741,210.90 × 161,750.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    494,140.60x = 119,891,011,317.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 119,891,011,317.18/494,140.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 242,625.30

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.