Home / 165,575.73-248,365.88-47,247.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,575.73, 248,365.88 and 47,247.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,575.73, 248,365.88 and 47,247.04 is: 70,871.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,575.73 : 248,365.88 = 47,247.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,575.73/248,365.88 = 47,247.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,575.73x = 248,365.88 × 47,247.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,575.73x = 11,734,551,188.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,734,551,188.93/165,575.73
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,871.20

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.