Home / 165,783.20-248,748.30-86,878.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,783.20, 248,748.30 and 86,878.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,783.20, 248,748.30 and 86,878.67 is: 130,356.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,783.20 : 248,748.30 = 86,878.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,783.20/248,748.30 = 86,878.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,783.20x = 248,748.30 × 86,878.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,783.20x = 21,610,920,225.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 21,610,920,225.02/165,783.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 130,356.52

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.