Home / 119,521.17-179,170.38-40,581.41

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,521.17, 179,170.38 and 40,581.41

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,521.17, 179,170.38 and 40,581.41 is: 60,834.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,521.17 : 179,170.38 = 40,581.41 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,521.17/179,170.38 = 40,581.41/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,521.17x = 179,170.38 × 40,581.41
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,521.17x = 7,270,985,754.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,270,985,754.78/119,521.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,834.29

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.