Home / 79,453.50-119,180.25-29,546.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,453.50, 119,180.25 and 29,546.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,453.50, 119,180.25 and 29,546.16 is: 44,319.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,453.50 : 119,180.25 = 29,546.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,453.50/119,180.25 = 29,546.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,453.50x = 119,180.25 × 29,546.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,453.50x = 3,521,318,735.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,521,318,735.34/79,453.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,319.24

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.