Home / 79,851.36-119,794.74-23,695.95

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,851.36, 119,794.74 and 23,695.95

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,851.36, 119,794.74 and 23,695.95 is: 35,549.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,851.36 : 119,794.74 = 23,695.95 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,851.36/119,794.74 = 23,695.95/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,851.36x = 119,794.74 × 23,695.95
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,851.36x = 2,838,650,169.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,838,650,169.30/79,851.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,549.18

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.