Home / 79,843.19-119,744.35-23,670.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,843.19, 119,744.35 and 23,670.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,843.19, 119,744.35 and 23,670.17 is: 35,499.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,843.19 : 119,744.35 = 23,670.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,843.19/119,744.35 = 23,670.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,843.19x = 119,744.35 × 23,670.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,843.19x = 2,834,369,652.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,834,369,652.32/79,843.19
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,499.20

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.