Home / 119,927.68-179,860.16-35,665.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,927.68, 179,860.16 and 35,665.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,927.68, 179,860.16 and 35,665.16 is: 53,488.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,927.68 : 179,860.16 = 35,665.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,927.68/179,860.16 = 35,665.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,927.68x = 179,860.16 × 35,665.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,927.68x = 6,414,741,384.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,414,741,384.03/119,927.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,488.41

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.