Home / 79,017.75-118,547.28-23,613.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,017.75, 118,547.28 and 23,613.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,017.75, 118,547.28 and 23,613.75 is: 35,426.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,017.75 : 118,547.28 = 23,613.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,017.75/118,547.28 = 23,613.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,017.75x = 118,547.28 × 23,613.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,017.75x = 2,799,345,833.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,799,345,833.10/79,017.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,426.80

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.