Home / 165,748.38-248,622.39-41,089.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,748.38, 248,622.39 and 41,089.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,748.38, 248,622.39 and 41,089.38 is: 61,634.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,748.38 : 248,622.39 = 41,089.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,748.38/248,622.39 = 41,089.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,748.38x = 248,622.39 × 41,089.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,748.38x = 10,215,739,859.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,215,739,859.22/165,748.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,634.03

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.