Home / 66,916.26-100,413.26-29,980.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,916.26, 100,413.26 and 29,980.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,916.26, 100,413.26 and 29,980.26 is: 44,987.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,916.26 : 100,413.26 = 29,980.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,916.26/100,413.26 = 29,980.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,916.26x = 100,413.26 × 29,980.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,916.26x = 3,010,415,642.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,010,415,642.25/66,916.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,987.80

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.