Home / 66,071.21-91,178.94-35,856.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,071.21, 91,178.94 and 35,856.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,071.21, 91,178.94 and 35,856.79 is: 49,482.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,071.21 : 91,178.94 = 35,856.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,071.21/91,178.94 = 35,856.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,071.21x = 91,178.94 × 35,856.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,071.21x = 3,269,384,242.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,269,384,242.31/66,071.21
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,482.74

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.