Home / 89,618.27-134,427.40-33,462.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 89,618.27, 134,427.40 and 33,462.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 89,618.27, 134,427.40 and 33,462.75 is: 50,194.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    89,618.27 : 134,427.40 = 33,462.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    89,618.27/134,427.40 = 33,462.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    89,618.27x = 134,427.40 × 33,462.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    89,618.27x = 4,498,310,899.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,498,310,899.80/89,618.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,194.13

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.