Home / 88,974.68-133,423.13-26,630.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,974.68, 133,423.13 and 26,630.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,974.68, 133,423.13 and 26,630.60 is: 39,934.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,974.68 : 133,423.13 = 26,630.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,974.68/133,423.13 = 26,630.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,974.68x = 133,423.13 × 26,630.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,974.68x = 3,553,137,405.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,553,137,405.24/88,974.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,934.26

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.