Home / 165,457.59-248,113.49-47,102.01

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,457.59, 248,113.49 and 47,102.01

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,457.59, 248,113.49 and 47,102.01 is: 70,632.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,457.59 : 248,113.49 = 47,102.01 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,457.59/248,113.49 = 47,102.01/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,457.59x = 248,113.49 × 47,102.01
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,457.59x = 11,686,643,851.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,686,643,851.60/165,457.59
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,632.26

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.