Home / 79,179.50-109,264.50-47,365.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,179.50, 109,264.50 and 47,365.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,179.50, 109,264.50 and 47,365.98 is: 65,363.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,179.50 : 109,264.50 = 47,365.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,179.50/109,264.50 = 47,365.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,179.50x = 109,264.50 × 47,365.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,179.50x = 5,175,420,121.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,175,420,121.71/79,179.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,363.13

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.