Home / 199,453.80-299,195.10-66,426.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 199,453.80, 299,195.10 and 66,426.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 199,453.80, 299,195.10 and 66,426.60 is: 99,644.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    199,453.80 : 299,195.10 = 66,426.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    199,453.80/299,195.10 = 66,426.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    199,453.80x = 299,195.10 × 66,426.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    199,453.80x = 19,874,513,229.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,874,513,229.66/199,453.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 99,644.70

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.