Home / 89,227.42-133,747.10-35,957.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 89,227.42, 133,747.10 and 35,957.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 89,227.42, 133,747.10 and 35,957.22 is: 53,897.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    89,227.42 : 133,747.10 = 35,957.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    89,227.42/133,747.10 = 35,957.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    89,227.42x = 133,747.10 × 35,957.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    89,227.42x = 4,809,173,352.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,809,173,352.56/89,227.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,897.93

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.