Home / 66,230.40-99,345.60-42,883.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,230.40, 99,345.60 and 42,883.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,230.40, 99,345.60 and 42,883.20 is: 64,324.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,230.40 : 99,345.60 = 42,883.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,230.40/99,345.60 = 42,883.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,230.40x = 99,345.60 × 42,883.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,230.40x = 4,260,257,233.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,260,257,233.92/66,230.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 64,324.80

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.