Home / 66,583.40-99,873.18-27,130.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,583.40, 99,873.18 and 27,130.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,583.40, 99,873.18 and 27,130.76 is: 40,695.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,583.40 : 99,873.18 = 27,130.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,583.40/99,873.18 = 27,130.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,583.40x = 99,873.18 × 27,130.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,583.40x = 2,709,635,277.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,709,635,277.02/66,583.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,695.36

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.