Home / 65,911.77-98,884.53-19,164.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 65,911.77, 98,884.53 and 19,164.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 65,911.77, 98,884.53 and 19,164.66 is: 28,751.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    65,911.77 : 98,884.53 = 19,164.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    65,911.77/98,884.53 = 19,164.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    65,911.77x = 98,884.53 × 19,164.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    65,911.77x = 1,895,088,396.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,895,088,396.71/65,911.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,751.90

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.