Home / 89,453.50-123,443.22-49,167.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 89,453.50, 123,443.22 and 49,167.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 89,453.50, 123,443.22 and 49,167.25 is: 67,849.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    89,453.50 : 123,443.22 = 49,167.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    89,453.50/123,443.22 = 49,167.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    89,453.50x = 123,443.22 × 49,167.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    89,453.50x = 6,069,363,658.55
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,069,363,658.55/89,453.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 67,849.37

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.