Home / 165,592.20-248,313.60-47,235.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,592.20, 248,313.60 and 47,235.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,592.20, 248,313.60 and 47,235.36 is: 70,831.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,592.20 : 248,313.60 = 47,235.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,592.20/248,313.60 = 47,235.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,592.20x = 248,313.60 × 47,235.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,592.20x = 11,729,182,288.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,729,182,288.90/165,592.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,831.73

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.