Home / 165,676.75-248,515.13-41,017.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,676.75, 248,515.13 and 41,017.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,676.75, 248,515.13 and 41,017.75 is: 61,526.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,676.75 : 248,515.13 = 41,017.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,676.75/248,515.13 = 41,017.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,676.75x = 248,515.13 × 41,017.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,676.75x = 10,193,531,473.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,193,531,473.56/165,676.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,526.63

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.