Home / 79,608.20-119,393.13-23,433.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,608.20, 119,393.13 and 23,433.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,608.20, 119,393.13 and 23,433.04 is: 35,143.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,608.20 : 119,393.13 = 23,433.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,608.20/119,393.13 = 23,433.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,608.20x = 119,393.13 × 23,433.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,608.20x = 2,797,743,692.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,797,743,692.53/79,608.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,143.92

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.