Home / 79,874.94-110,229.48-44,065.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,874.94, 110,229.48 and 44,065.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,874.94, 110,229.48 and 44,065.38 is: 60,811.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,874.94 : 110,229.48 = 44,065.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,874.94/110,229.48 = 44,065.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,874.94x = 110,229.48 × 44,065.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,874.94x = 4,857,303,923.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,857,303,923.40/79,874.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,811.36

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.