Home / 79,846.20-119,748.86-23,673.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,846.20, 119,748.86 and 23,673.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,846.20, 119,748.86 and 23,673.18 is: 35,503.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,846.20 : 119,748.86 = 23,673.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,846.20/119,748.86 = 23,673.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,846.20x = 119,748.86 × 23,673.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,846.20x = 2,834,836,199.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,834,836,199.21/79,846.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,503.71

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.