Home / 66,422.84-91,662.90-36,208.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,422.84, 91,662.90 and 36,208.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,422.84, 91,662.90 and 36,208.12 is: 49,966.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,422.84 : 91,662.90 = 36,208.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,422.84/91,662.90 = 36,208.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,422.84x = 91,662.90 × 36,208.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,422.84x = 3,318,941,282.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,318,941,282.75/66,422.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,966.87

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.