Home / 566,694.25-850,153.55-161,889.95

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 566,694.25, 850,153.55 and 161,889.95

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 566,694.25, 850,153.55 and 161,889.95 is: 242,866.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    566,694.25 : 850,153.55 = 161,889.95 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    566,694.25/850,153.55 = 161,889.95/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    566,694.25x = 850,153.55 × 161,889.95
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    566,694.25x = 137,631,315,701.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 137,631,315,701.82/566,694.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 242,866.97

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.