Home / 119,335.71-179,003.97-40,505.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,335.71, 179,003.97 and 40,505.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,335.71, 179,003.97 and 40,505.70 is: 60,758.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,335.71 : 179,003.97 = 40,505.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,335.71/179,003.97 = 40,505.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,335.71x = 179,003.97 × 40,505.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,335.71x = 7,250,681,107.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,250,681,107.63/119,335.71
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,758.69

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.