Home / 66,205.20-99,308.88-16,285.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,205.20, 99,308.88 and 16,285.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,205.20, 99,308.88 and 16,285.44 is: 24,428.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,205.20 : 99,308.88 = 16,285.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,205.20/99,308.88 = 16,285.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,205.20x = 99,308.88 × 16,285.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,205.20x = 1,617,288,806.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,617,288,806.71/66,205.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,428.43

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.