Home / 165,088.86-227,919.86-100,582.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,088.86, 227,919.86 and 100,582.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,088.86, 227,919.86 and 100,582.44 is: 138,863.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,088.86 : 227,919.86 = 100,582.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,088.86/227,919.86 = 100,582.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,088.86x = 227,919.86 × 100,582.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,088.86x = 22,924,735,643.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,924,735,643.26/165,088.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 138,863.01

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.