Home / 88,500.56-122,132.20-48,216.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,500.56, 122,132.20 and 48,216.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,500.56, 122,132.20 and 48,216.24 is: 66,539.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,500.56 : 122,132.20 = 48,216.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,500.56/122,132.20 = 48,216.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,500.56x = 122,132.20 × 48,216.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,500.56x = 5,888,755,466.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,888,755,466.93/88,500.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,539.19

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.