Home / 165,937.20-248,905.80-55,129.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,937.20, 248,905.80 and 55,129.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,937.20, 248,905.80 and 55,129.20 is: 82,693.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,937.20 : 248,905.80 = 55,129.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,937.20/248,905.80 = 55,129.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,937.20x = 248,905.80 × 55,129.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,937.20x = 13,721,977,629.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,721,977,629.36/165,937.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 82,693.80

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.