Home / 89,952.50-124,145.39-52,226.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 89,952.50, 124,145.39 and 52,226.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 89,952.50, 124,145.39 and 52,226.75 is: 72,079.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    89,952.50 : 124,145.39 = 52,226.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    89,952.50/124,145.39 = 52,226.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    89,952.50x = 124,145.39 × 52,226.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    89,952.50x = 6,483,710,247.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,483,710,247.18/89,952.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,079.27

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.