Home / 79,665.60-119,381.04-44,616

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,665.60, 119,381.04 and 44,616

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,665.60, 119,381.04 and 44,616 is: 66,858.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,665.60 : 119,381.04 = 44,616 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,665.60/119,381.04 = 44,616/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,665.60x = 119,381.04 × 44,616
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,665.60x = 5,326,304,480.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,326,304,480.64/79,665.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,858.27

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.