Home / 119,747.04-179,639.01-40,842.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,747.04, 179,639.01 and 40,842.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,747.04, 179,639.01 and 40,842.83 is: 61,270.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,747.04 : 179,639.01 = 40,842.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,747.04/179,639.01 = 40,842.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,747.04x = 179,639.01 × 40,842.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,747.04x = 7,336,964,648.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,336,964,648.60/119,747.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,270.53

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.