Home / 79,249.93-118,831.96-34,824.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,249.93, 118,831.96 and 34,824.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,249.93, 118,831.96 and 34,824.67 is: 52,218.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,249.93 : 118,831.96 = 34,824.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,249.93/118,831.96 = 34,824.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,249.93x = 118,831.96 × 34,824.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,249.93x = 4,138,283,792.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,138,283,792.45/79,249.93
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,218.14

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.