Home / 165,574.56-248,299.20-70,800.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,574.56, 248,299.20 and 70,800.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,574.56, 248,299.20 and 70,800.78 is: 106,174.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,574.56 : 248,299.20 = 70,800.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,574.56/248,299.20 = 70,800.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,574.56x = 248,299.20 × 70,800.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,574.56x = 17,579,777,033.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,579,777,033.38/165,574.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 106,174.38

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.