Home / 119,728.25-179,509.33-63,607.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,728.25, 179,509.33 and 63,607.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,728.25, 179,509.33 and 63,607.76 is: 95,367.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,728.25 : 179,509.33 = 63,607.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,728.25/179,509.33 = 63,607.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,728.25x = 179,509.33 × 63,607.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,728.25x = 11,418,186,380.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,418,186,380.40/119,728.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 95,367.52

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.