Home / 119,834.45-179,751.67-40,949.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,834.45, 179,751.67 and 40,949.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,834.45, 179,751.67 and 40,949.36 is: 61,424.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,834.45 : 179,751.67 = 40,949.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,834.45/179,751.67 = 40,949.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,834.45x = 179,751.67 × 40,949.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,834.45x = 7,360,714,844.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,360,714,844.30/119,834.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,424.03

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.