Home / 79,658.04-119,475.52-23,495.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,658.04, 119,475.52 and 23,495.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,658.04, 119,475.52 and 23,495.37 is: 35,239.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,658.04 : 119,475.52 = 23,495.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,658.04/119,475.52 = 23,495.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,658.04x = 119,475.52 × 23,495.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,658.04x = 2,807,121,509.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,807,121,509.76/79,658.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,239.65

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.