Home / 79,024.44-118,629.18-62,395.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,024.44, 118,629.18 and 62,395.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,024.44, 118,629.18 and 62,395.68 is: 93,666.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,024.44 : 118,629.18 = 62,395.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,024.44/118,629.18 = 62,395.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,024.44x = 118,629.18 × 62,395.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,024.44x = 7,401,948,353.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,401,948,353.94/79,024.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 93,666.57

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.