Home / 88,520.60-133,040.10-77,115.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,520.60, 133,040.10 and 77,115.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,520.60, 133,040.10 and 77,115.80 is: 115,899.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,520.60 : 133,040.10 = 77,115.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,520.60/133,040.10 = 77,115.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,520.60x = 133,040.10 × 77,115.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,520.60x = 10,259,493,743.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,259,493,743.58/88,520.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 115,899.51

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.