Home / 79,609.96-119,427.90-24,193

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,609.96, 119,427.90 and 24,193

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,609.96, 119,427.90 and 24,193 is: 36,293.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,609.96 : 119,427.90 = 24,193 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,609.96/119,427.90 = 24,193/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,609.96x = 119,427.90 × 24,193
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,609.96x = 2,889,319,184.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,889,319,184.70/79,609.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,293.44

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.