Home / 88,672.14-132,937.83-51,189.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,672.14, 132,937.83 and 51,189.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,672.14, 132,937.83 and 51,189.84 is: 76,744.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,672.14 : 132,937.83 = 51,189.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,672.14/132,937.83 = 51,189.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,672.14x = 132,937.83 × 51,189.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,672.14x = 6,805,066,247.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,805,066,247.65/88,672.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,744.13

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.