Home / 88,998.40-133,651.20-47,526.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,998.40, 133,651.20 and 47,526.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,998.40, 133,651.20 and 47,526.40 is: 71,371.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,998.40 : 133,651.20 = 47,526.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,998.40/133,651.20 = 47,526.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,998.40x = 133,651.20 × 47,526.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,998.40x = 6,351,960,391.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,351,960,391.68/88,998.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 71,371.62

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.