Home / 79,522.50-119,284.26-23,362.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,522.50, 119,284.26 and 23,362.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,522.50, 119,284.26 and 23,362.38 is: 35,043.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,522.50 : 119,284.26 = 23,362.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,522.50/119,284.26 = 23,362.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,522.50x = 119,284.26 × 23,362.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,522.50x = 2,786,764,210.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,786,764,210.14/79,522.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,043.72

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.