Home / 79,759.88-109,978.74-51,041.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,759.88, 109,978.74 and 51,041.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,759.88, 109,978.74 and 51,041.96 is: 70,380.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,759.88 : 109,978.74 = 51,041.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,759.88/109,978.74 = 51,041.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,759.88x = 109,978.74 × 51,041.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,759.88x = 5,613,530,447.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,613,530,447.93/79,759.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,380.38

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.