Home / 88,884.47-122,742.41-57,108.71

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,884.47, 122,742.41 and 57,108.71

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,884.47, 122,742.41 and 57,108.71 is: 78,862.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,884.47 : 122,742.41 = 57,108.71 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,884.47/122,742.41 = 57,108.71/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,884.47x = 122,742.41 × 57,108.71
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,884.47x = 7,009,660,718.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,009,660,718.70/88,884.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,862.60

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.