Home / 66,756.88-92,124.49-36,948.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,756.88, 92,124.49 and 36,948.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,756.88, 92,124.49 and 36,948.88 is: 50,989.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,756.88 : 92,124.49 = 36,948.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,756.88/92,124.49 = 36,948.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,756.88x = 92,124.49 × 36,948.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,756.88x = 3,403,896,265.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,403,896,265.45/66,756.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,989.45

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.