Home / 79,814.28-119,743.38-23,657.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,814.28, 119,743.38 and 23,657.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,814.28, 119,743.38 and 23,657.16 is: 35,492.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,814.28 : 119,743.38 = 23,657.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,814.28/119,743.38 = 23,657.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,814.28x = 119,743.38 × 23,657.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,814.28x = 2,832,788,299.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,832,788,299.60/79,814.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,492.25

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.