Home / 165,781.55-248,720.84-53,459.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,781.55, 248,720.84 and 53,459.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,781.55, 248,720.84 and 53,459.51 is: 80,204.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,781.55 : 248,720.84 = 53,459.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,781.55/248,720.84 = 53,459.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,781.55x = 248,720.84 × 53,459.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,781.55x = 13,296,492,922.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,296,492,922.76/165,781.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 80,204.90

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.