Home / 88,891.60-133,337.40-26,562.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,891.60, 133,337.40 and 26,562.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,891.60, 133,337.40 and 26,562.10 is: 39,843.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,891.60 : 133,337.40 = 26,562.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,891.60/133,337.40 = 26,562.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,891.60x = 133,337.40 × 26,562.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,891.60x = 3,541,721,352.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,541,721,352.54/88,891.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,843.15

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.