Home / 499,350.90-749,026.35-166,883.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 499,350.90, 749,026.35 and 166,883.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 499,350.90, 749,026.35 and 166,883.70 is: 250,325.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    499,350.90 : 749,026.35 = 166,883.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    499,350.90/749,026.35 = 166,883.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    499,350.90x = 749,026.35 × 166,883.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    499,350.90x = 125,000,288,685.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 125,000,288,685.50/499,350.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 250,325.55

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.