Home / 66,770.40-99,993.60-35,536.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,770.40, 99,993.60 and 35,536.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,770.40, 99,993.60 and 35,536.80 is: 53,218.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,770.40 : 99,993.60 = 35,536.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,770.40/99,993.60 = 35,536.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,770.40x = 99,993.60 × 35,536.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,770.40x = 3,553,452,564.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,553,452,564.48/66,770.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,218.98

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.