Home / 89,296.83-133,918.52-35,971.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 89,296.83, 133,918.52 and 35,971.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 89,296.83, 133,918.52 and 35,971.70 is: 53,946.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    89,296.83 : 133,918.52 = 35,971.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    89,296.83/133,918.52 = 35,971.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    89,296.83x = 133,918.52 × 35,971.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    89,296.83x = 4,817,276,188.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,817,276,188.80/89,296.83
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,946.78

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.