Home / 88,963.68-133,460.10-42,191.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,963.68, 133,460.10 and 42,191.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,963.68, 133,460.10 and 42,191.04 is: 63,293.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,963.68 : 133,460.10 = 42,191.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,963.68/133,460.10 = 42,191.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,963.68x = 133,460.10 × 42,191.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,963.68x = 5,630,820,417.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,630,820,417.50/88,963.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,293.47

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.