Home / 79,830.09-119,789.01-29,944.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,830.09, 119,789.01 and 29,944.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,830.09, 119,789.01 and 29,944.62 is: 44,933.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,830.09 : 119,789.01 = 29,944.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,830.09/119,789.01 = 29,944.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,830.09x = 119,789.01 × 29,944.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,830.09x = 3,587,036,384.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,587,036,384.63/79,830.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,933.39

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.