Home / 88,948.36-122,746.89-48,662.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,948.36, 122,746.89 and 48,662.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,948.36, 122,746.89 and 48,662.02 is: 67,152.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,948.36 : 122,746.89 = 48,662.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,948.36/122,746.89 = 48,662.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,948.36x = 122,746.89 × 48,662.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,948.36x = 5,973,111,616.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,973,111,616.12/88,948.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 67,152.58

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.