Home / 79,655.34-119,503.50-23,493.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,655.34, 119,503.50 and 23,493.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,655.34, 119,503.50 and 23,493.18 is: 35,245.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,655.34 : 119,503.50 = 23,493.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,655.34/119,503.50 = 23,493.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,655.34x = 119,503.50 × 23,493.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,655.34x = 2,807,517,236.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,807,517,236.13/79,655.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,245.81

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.