Home / 88,903.24-133,359.76-26,578.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,903.24, 133,359.76 and 26,578.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,903.24, 133,359.76 and 26,578.60 is: 39,869.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,903.24 : 133,359.76 = 26,578.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,903.24/133,359.76 = 26,578.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,903.24x = 133,359.76 × 26,578.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,903.24x = 3,544,515,717.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,544,515,717.14/88,903.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,869.36

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.