Home / 165,944.38-248,838.81-60,689.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,944.38, 248,838.81 and 60,689.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,944.38, 248,838.81 and 60,689.74 is: 91,006.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,944.38 : 248,838.81 = 60,689.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,944.38/248,838.81 = 60,689.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,944.38x = 248,838.81 × 60,689.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,944.38x = 15,101,962,680.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,101,962,680.81/165,944.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 91,006.17

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.