Home / 88,533.60-132,800.40-57,040.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,533.60, 132,800.40 and 57,040.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,533.60, 132,800.40 and 57,040.80 is: 85,561.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,533.60 : 132,800.40 = 57,040.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,533.60/132,800.40 = 57,040.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,533.60x = 132,800.40 × 57,040.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,533.60x = 7,575,041,056.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,575,041,056.32/88,533.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,561.20

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.