Home / 165,959.30-248,910.15-60,724.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 165,959.30, 248,910.15 and 60,724.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 165,959.30, 248,910.15 and 60,724.10 is: 91,075.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,959.30 : 248,910.15 = 60,724.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,959.30/248,910.15 = 60,724.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,959.30x = 248,910.15 × 60,724.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,959.30x = 15,114,844,839.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,114,844,839.62/165,959.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 91,075.61

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.