Home / 88,219.62-132,591.87-41,505.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,219.62, 132,591.87 and 41,505.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,219.62, 132,591.87 and 41,505.30 is: 62,381.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,219.62 : 132,591.87 = 41,505.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,219.62/132,591.87 = 41,505.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,219.62x = 132,591.87 × 41,505.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,219.62x = 5,503,265,341.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,503,265,341.91/88,219.62
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,381.42

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.