Home / 66.06-99.04-56.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66.06, 99.04 and 56.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66.06, 99.04 and 56.39 is: 84.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66.06 : 99.04 = 56.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66.06/99.04 = 56.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66.06x = 99.04 × 56.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66.06x = 5,584.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,584.87/66.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 84.54

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.