Home / 79,823.12-119,743.94-26,519.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,823.12, 119,743.94 and 26,519.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,823.12, 119,743.94 and 26,519.85 is: 39,782.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,823.12 : 119,743.94 = 26,519.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,823.12/119,743.94 = 26,519.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,823.12x = 119,743.94 × 26,519.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,823.12x = 3,175,591,327.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,175,591,327.21/79,823.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,782.85

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.