Home / 89,553.30-134,325.08-27,218.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 89,553.30, 134,325.08 and 27,218.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 89,553.30, 134,325.08 and 27,218.94 is: 40,826.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    89,553.30 : 134,325.08 = 27,218.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    89,553.30/134,325.08 = 27,218.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    89,553.30x = 134,325.08 × 27,218.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    89,553.30x = 3,656,186,293.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,656,186,293.02/89,553.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,826.93

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.