Home / 66,468.20-99,719.90-29,012.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,468.20, 99,719.90 and 29,012.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,468.20, 99,719.90 and 29,012.20 is: 43,525.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,468.20 : 99,719.90 = 29,012.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,468.20/99,719.90 = 29,012.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,468.20x = 99,719.90 × 29,012.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,468.20x = 2,893,093,682.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,893,093,682.78/66,468.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,525.98

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.