Home / 88,815.56-133,219.68-49,347.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,815.56, 133,219.68 and 49,347.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,815.56, 133,219.68 and 49,347.50 is: 74,019.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,815.56 : 133,219.68 = 49,347.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,815.56/133,219.68 = 49,347.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,815.56x = 133,219.68 × 49,347.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,815.56x = 6,574,058,158.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,574,058,158.80/88,815.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,019.22

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.