Home / 66,577.41-91,874.75-36,362.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,577.41, 91,874.75 and 36,362.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,577.41, 91,874.75 and 36,362.25 is: 50,178.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,577.41 : 91,874.75 = 36,362.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,577.41/91,874.75 = 36,362.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,577.41x = 91,874.75 × 36,362.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,577.41x = 3,340,772,446.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,340,772,446.38/66,577.41
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,178.77

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.