Home / 79,300.12-109,417.62-53,826.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,300.12, 109,417.62 and 53,826.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,300.12, 109,417.62 and 53,826.20 is: 74,268.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,300.12 : 109,417.62 = 53,826.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,300.12/109,417.62 = 53,826.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,300.12x = 109,417.62 × 53,826.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,300.12x = 5,889,534,697.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,889,534,697.64/79,300.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,268.93

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.