Home / 165,608.20-248,412.30-82,664.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,608.20, 248,412.30 and 82,664.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,608.20, 248,412.30 and 82,664.20 is: 123,996.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,608.20 : 248,412.30 = 82,664.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,608.20/248,412.30 = 82,664.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,608.20x = 248,412.30 × 82,664.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,608.20x = 20,534,804,049.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,534,804,049.66/165,608.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 123,996.30

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.