Home / 66,799.40-100,183.37-31,285.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,799.40, 100,183.37 and 31,285.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,799.40, 100,183.37 and 31,285.13 is: 46,920.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,799.40 : 100,183.37 = 31,285.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,799.40/100,183.37 = 31,285.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,799.40x = 100,183.37 × 31,285.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,799.40x = 3,134,249,096.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,134,249,096.95/66,799.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 46,920.32

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.