Home / 88,068.88-132,127.62-25,739.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,068.88, 132,127.62 and 25,739.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,068.88, 132,127.62 and 25,739.38 is: 38,616.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,068.88 : 132,127.62 = 25,739.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,068.88/132,127.62 = 25,739.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,068.88x = 132,127.62 × 25,739.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,068.88x = 3,400,882,230.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,400,882,230.34/88,068.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,616.17

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.