Home / 165,800.37-248,515.88-65,933.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,800.37, 248,515.88 and 65,933.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,800.37, 248,515.88 and 65,933.85 is: 98,827.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,800.37 : 248,515.88 = 65,933.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,800.37/248,515.88 = 65,933.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,800.37x = 248,515.88 × 65,933.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,800.37x = 16,385,608,424.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,385,608,424.87/165,800.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 98,827.33

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.