Home / 89,047.17-133,534.87-32,104.87

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 89,047.17, 133,534.87 and 32,104.87

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 89,047.17, 133,534.87 and 32,104.87 is: 48,144.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    89,047.17 : 133,534.87 = 32,104.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    89,047.17/133,534.87 = 32,104.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    89,047.17x = 133,534.87 × 32,104.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    89,047.17x = 4,287,118,974.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,287,118,974.14/89,047.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 48,144.36

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.