Home / 79,344.45-118,933.65-26,735.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,344.45, 118,933.65 and 26,735.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,344.45, 118,933.65 and 26,735.76 is: 40,075.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,344.45 : 118,933.65 = 26,735.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,344.45/118,933.65 = 26,735.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,344.45x = 118,933.65 × 26,735.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,344.45x = 3,179,781,522.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,179,781,522.32/79,344.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,075.66

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.