Home / 66,482.40-99,723.60-50,930.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,482.40, 99,723.60 and 50,930.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,482.40, 99,723.60 and 50,930.40 is: 76,395.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,482.40 : 99,723.60 = 50,930.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,482.40/99,723.60 = 50,930.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,482.40x = 99,723.60 × 50,930.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,482.40x = 5,078,962,837.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,078,962,837.44/66,482.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,395.60

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.