Home / 165,093.73-247,500.72-65,324.31

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,093.73, 247,500.72 and 65,324.31

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,093.73, 247,500.72 and 65,324.31 is: 97,931.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,093.73 : 247,500.72 = 65,324.31 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,093.73/247,500.72 = 65,324.31/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,093.73x = 247,500.72 × 65,324.31
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,093.73x = 16,167,813,758.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,167,813,758.50/165,093.73
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 97,931.12

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.