Home / 79,596.36-109,841.18-43,785.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,596.36, 109,841.18 and 43,785.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,596.36, 109,841.18 and 43,785.58 is: 60,423.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,596.36 : 109,841.18 = 43,785.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,596.36/109,841.18 = 43,785.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,596.36x = 109,841.18 × 43,785.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,596.36x = 4,809,459,774.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,809,459,774.18/79,596.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,423.11

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.