Home / 165,653.70-248,480.55-54,845.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,653.70, 248,480.55 and 54,845.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,653.70, 248,480.55 and 54,845.70 is: 82,268.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,653.70 : 248,480.55 = 54,845.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,653.70/248,480.55 = 54,845.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,653.70x = 248,480.55 × 54,845.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,653.70x = 13,628,089,701.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,628,089,701.14/165,653.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 82,268.55

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.