Home / 79,773.36-119,407.32-44,606.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,773.36, 119,407.32 and 44,606.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,773.36, 119,407.32 and 44,606.40 is: 66,768.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,773.36 : 119,407.32 = 44,606.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,773.36/119,407.32 = 44,606.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,773.36x = 119,407.32 × 44,606.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,773.36x = 5,326,330,678.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,326,330,678.85/79,773.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,768.29

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.