Home / 66,733.60-100,019.40-38,599.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,733.60, 100,019.40 and 38,599.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,733.60, 100,019.40 and 38,599.60 is: 57,852.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,733.60 : 100,019.40 = 38,599.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,733.60/100,019.40 = 38,599.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,733.60x = 100,019.40 × 38,599.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,733.60x = 3,860,708,832.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,860,708,832.24/66,733.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,852.55

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.