Home / 119,675.68-179,513.52-36,568.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,675.68, 179,513.52 and 36,568.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,675.68, 179,513.52 and 36,568.96 is: 54,853.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,675.68 : 179,513.52 = 36,568.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,675.68/179,513.52 = 36,568.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,675.68x = 179,513.52 × 36,568.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,675.68x = 6,564,622,732.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,564,622,732.34/119,675.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,853.44

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.