Home / 88,123.31-132,156.97-28,945.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,123.31, 132,156.97 and 28,945.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,123.31, 132,156.97 and 28,945.20 is: 43,408.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,123.31 : 132,156.97 = 28,945.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,123.31/132,156.97 = 28,945.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,123.31x = 132,156.97 × 28,945.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,123.31x = 3,825,309,855.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,825,309,855.68/88,123.31
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,408.61

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.