Home / 88,446.40-132,669.60-29,291.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,446.40, 132,669.60 and 29,291.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,446.40, 132,669.60 and 29,291.20 is: 43,936.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,446.40 : 132,669.60 = 29,291.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,446.40/132,669.60 = 29,291.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,446.40x = 132,669.60 × 29,291.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,446.40x = 3,886,051,787.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,886,051,787.52/88,446.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,936.80

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.