Home / 119,935.47-179,903.82-49,814.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,935.47, 179,903.82 and 49,814.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,935.47, 179,903.82 and 49,814.85 is: 74,722.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,935.47 : 179,903.82 = 49,814.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,935.47/179,903.82 = 49,814.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,935.47x = 179,903.82 × 49,814.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,935.47x = 8,961,881,807.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,961,881,807.73/119,935.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,722.53

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.