Home / 89,617.14-134,487.66-37,027.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 89,617.14, 134,487.66 and 37,027.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 89,617.14, 134,487.66 and 37,027.08 is: 55,566.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    89,617.14 : 134,487.66 = 37,027.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    89,617.14/134,487.66 = 37,027.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    89,617.14x = 134,487.66 × 37,027.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    89,617.14x = 4,979,685,345.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,979,685,345.83/89,617.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,566.22

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.