Home / 66.86-100.28-21.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66.86, 100.28 and 21.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66.86, 100.28 and 21.21 is: 31.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66.86 : 100.28 = 21.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66.86/100.28 = 21.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66.86x = 100.28 × 21.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66.86x = 2,126.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,126.94/66.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31.81

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.