Home / 79,188.52-118,790.32-22,262.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,188.52, 118,790.32 and 22,262.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,188.52, 118,790.32 and 22,262.28 is: 33,395.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,188.52 : 118,790.32 = 22,262.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,188.52/118,790.32 = 22,262.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,188.52x = 118,790.32 × 22,262.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,188.52x = 2,644,543,365.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,644,543,365.13/79,188.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,395.54

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.