Home / 90,489.38-124,875.44-52,770.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 90,489.38, 124,875.44 and 52,770.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 90,489.38, 124,875.44 and 52,770.92 is: 72,823.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    90,489.38 : 124,875.44 = 52,770.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    90,489.38/124,875.44 = 52,770.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    90,489.38x = 124,875.44 × 52,770.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    90,489.38x = 6,589,791,163.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,589,791,163.86/90,489.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,823.92

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.