Home / 66,466.20-99,699.30-54,656.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,466.20, 99,699.30 and 54,656.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,466.20, 99,699.30 and 54,656.40 is: 81,984.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,466.20 : 99,699.30 = 54,656.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,466.20/99,699.30 = 54,656.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,466.20x = 99,699.30 × 54,656.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,466.20x = 5,449,204,820.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,449,204,820.52/66,466.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 81,984.60

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.