Home / 79,582.18-119,372.56-32,196.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,582.18, 119,372.56 and 32,196.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,582.18, 119,372.56 and 32,196.72 is: 48,294.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,582.18 : 119,372.56 = 32,196.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,582.18/119,372.56 = 32,196.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,582.18x = 119,372.56 × 32,196.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,582.18x = 3,843,404,890.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,843,404,890.00/79,582.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 48,294.79

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.