Home / 119,948.64-179,929.44-31,202.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,948.64, 179,929.44 and 31,202.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,948.64, 179,929.44 and 31,202.34 is: 46,805.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,948.64 : 179,929.44 = 31,202.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,948.64/179,929.44 = 31,202.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,948.64x = 179,929.44 × 31,202.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,948.64x = 5,614,219,562.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,614,219,562.89/119,948.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 46,805.20

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.