Home / 79,876.84-119,839.56-37,789.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,876.84, 119,839.56 and 37,789.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,876.84, 119,839.56 and 37,789.24 is: 56,695.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,876.84 : 119,839.56 = 37,789.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,876.84/119,839.56 = 37,789.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,876.84x = 119,839.56 × 37,789.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,876.84x = 4,528,645,894.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,528,645,894.33/79,876.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,695.36

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.