Home / 79,056.06-118,599.96-29,136.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,056.06, 118,599.96 and 29,136.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,056.06, 118,599.96 and 29,136.42 is: 43,710.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,056.06 : 118,599.96 = 29,136.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,056.06/118,599.96 = 29,136.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,056.06x = 118,599.96 × 29,136.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,056.06x = 3,455,578,246.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,455,578,246.54/79,056.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,710.48

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.