Home / 88,715.10-133,072.65-26,385.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,715.10, 133,072.65 and 26,385.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,715.10, 133,072.65 and 26,385.60 is: 39,578.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,715.10 : 133,072.65 = 26,385.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,715.10/133,072.65 = 26,385.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,715.10x = 133,072.65 × 26,385.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,715.10x = 3,511,201,713.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,511,201,713.84/88,715.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,578.40

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.