Home / 79,610.45-119,435.72-29,692.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,610.45, 119,435.72 and 29,692.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,610.45, 119,435.72 and 29,692.17 is: 44,545.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,610.45 : 119,435.72 = 29,692.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,610.45/119,435.72 = 29,692.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,610.45x = 119,435.72 × 29,692.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,610.45x = 3,546,305,553.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,546,305,553.85/79,610.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,545.73

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.