Home / 66,776.50-92,151.26-36,149.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,776.50, 92,151.26 and 36,149.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,776.50, 92,151.26 and 36,149.62 is: 49,886.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,776.50 : 92,151.26 = 36,149.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,776.50/92,151.26 = 36,149.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,776.50x = 92,151.26 × 36,149.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,776.50x = 3,331,233,031.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,331,233,031.52/66,776.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,886.31

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.