Home / 119,765.67-179,617.85-35,506.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,765.67, 179,617.85 and 35,506.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,765.67, 179,617.85 and 35,506.13 is: 53,250.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,765.67 : 179,617.85 = 35,506.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,765.67/179,617.85 = 35,506.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,765.67x = 179,617.85 × 35,506.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,765.67x = 6,377,533,656.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,377,533,656.80/119,765.67
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,250.10

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.