Home / 165,933.80-248,900.70-55,125.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,933.80, 248,900.70 and 55,125.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,933.80, 248,900.70 and 55,125.80 is: 82,688.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,933.80 : 248,900.70 = 55,125.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,933.80/248,900.70 = 55,125.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,933.80x = 248,900.70 × 55,125.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,933.80x = 13,720,850,208.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,720,850,208.06/165,933.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 82,688.70

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.