Home / 465,132.30-697,698.45-165,950.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 465,132.30, 697,698.45 and 165,950.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 465,132.30, 697,698.45 and 165,950.70 is: 248,926.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    465,132.30 : 697,698.45 = 165,950.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    465,132.30/697,698.45 = 165,950.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    465,132.30x = 697,698.45 × 165,950.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    465,132.30x = 115,783,546,166.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 115,783,546,166.42/465,132.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 248,926.05

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.