Home / 89,201.44-133,814.40-51,779.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 89,201.44, 133,814.40 and 51,779.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 89,201.44, 133,814.40 and 51,779.08 is: 77,675.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    89,201.44 : 133,814.40 = 51,779.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    89,201.44/133,814.40 = 51,779.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    89,201.44x = 133,814.40 × 51,779.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    89,201.44x = 6,928,786,522.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,928,786,522.75/89,201.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 77,675.72

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.