Home / 566,627.16-850,033.05-167,308.29

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 566,627.16, 850,033.05 and 167,308.29

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 566,627.16, 850,033.05 and 167,308.29 is: 250,989.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    566,627.16 : 850,033.05 = 167,308.29 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    566,627.16/850,033.05 = 167,308.29/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    566,627.16x = 850,033.05 × 167,308.29
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    566,627.16x = 142,217,576,038.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 142,217,576,038.99/566,627.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 250,989.69

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.