Home / 566,522.84-849,491.40-167,112.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 566,522.84, 849,491.40 and 167,112.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 566,522.84, 849,491.40 and 167,112.62 is: 250,582.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    566,522.84 : 849,491.40 = 167,112.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    566,522.84/849,491.40 = 167,112.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    566,522.84x = 849,491.40 × 167,112.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    566,522.84x = 141,960,733,521.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 141,960,733,521.47/566,522.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 250,582.54

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.