Home / 88,058.40-132,144.30-48,643.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,058.40, 132,144.30 and 48,643.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,058.40, 132,144.30 and 48,643.80 is: 72,997.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,058.40 : 132,144.30 = 48,643.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,058.40/132,144.30 = 48,643.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,058.40x = 132,144.30 × 48,643.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,058.40x = 6,428,000,900.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,428,000,900.34/88,058.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,997.02

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.