Home / 88,911.30-133,321.35-26,573.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,911.30, 133,321.35 and 26,573.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,911.30, 133,321.35 and 26,573.70 is: 39,846.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,911.30 : 133,321.35 = 26,573.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,911.30/133,321.35 = 26,573.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,911.30x = 133,321.35 × 26,573.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,911.30x = 3,542,841,558.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,542,841,558.50/88,911.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,846.92

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.