Home / 66,266.40-99,326.70-28,820.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,266.40, 99,326.70 and 28,820.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,266.40, 99,326.70 and 28,820.10 is: 43,198.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,266.40 : 99,326.70 = 28,820.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,266.40/99,326.70 = 28,820.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,266.40x = 99,326.70 × 28,820.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,266.40x = 2,862,605,426.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,862,605,426.67/66,266.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,198.44

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.