Home / 88,113.27-132,198.37-40,759.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,113.27, 132,198.37 and 40,759.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,113.27, 132,198.37 and 40,759.42 is: 61,152.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,113.27 : 132,198.37 = 40,759.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,113.27/132,198.37 = 40,759.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,113.27x = 132,198.37 × 40,759.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,113.27x = 5,388,328,886.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,388,328,886.15/88,113.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,152.30

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.