Home / 79,010.75-118,516.13-23,606.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,010.75, 118,516.13 and 23,606.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,010.75, 118,516.13 and 23,606.75 is: 35,410.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,010.75 : 118,516.13 = 23,606.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,010.75/118,516.13 = 23,606.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,010.75x = 118,516.13 × 23,606.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,010.75x = 2,797,780,651.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,797,780,651.88/79,010.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,410.13

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.