Home / 660,336.60-990,504.90-161,700.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 660,336.60, 990,504.90 and 161,700.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 660,336.60, 990,504.90 and 161,700.60 is: 242,550.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    660,336.60 : 990,504.90 = 161,700.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    660,336.60/990,504.90 = 161,700.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    660,336.60x = 990,504.90 × 161,700.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    660,336.60x = 160,165,236,632.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 160,165,236,632.94/660,336.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 242,550.90

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.