Home / 88,824.48-122,575.65-48,538.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,824.48, 122,575.65 and 48,538.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,824.48, 122,575.65 and 48,538.32 is: 66,981.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,824.48 : 122,575.65 = 48,538.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,824.48/122,575.65 = 48,538.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,824.48x = 122,575.65 × 48,538.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,824.48x = 5,949,616,123.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,949,616,123.91/88,824.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,981.72

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.