Home / 66,551.21-91,839.43-37,870.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,551.21, 91,839.43 and 37,870.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,551.21, 91,839.43 and 37,870.23 is: 52,260.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,551.21 : 91,839.43 = 37,870.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,551.21/91,839.43 = 37,870.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,551.21x = 91,839.43 × 37,870.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,551.21x = 3,477,980,384.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,477,980,384.51/66,551.21
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,260.22

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.