Home / 79,702.12-119,553.18-24,298.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,702.12, 119,553.18 and 24,298.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,702.12, 119,553.18 and 24,298.12 is: 36,447.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,702.12 : 119,553.18 = 24,298.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,702.12/119,553.18 = 24,298.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,702.12x = 119,553.18 × 24,298.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,702.12x = 2,904,917,514.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,904,917,514.02/79,702.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,447.18

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.