Home / 88,710.10-133,065.15-87,543.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,710.10, 133,065.15 and 87,543.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,710.10, 133,065.15 and 87,543.70 is: 131,315.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,710.10 : 133,065.15 = 87,543.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,710.10/133,065.15 = 87,543.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,710.10x = 133,065.15 × 87,543.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,710.10x = 11,649,015,572.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,649,015,572.06/88,710.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 131,315.55

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.