Home / 66,917.90-100,291.80-27,430.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,917.90, 100,291.80 and 27,430.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,917.90, 100,291.80 and 27,430.40 is: 41,110.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,917.90 : 100,291.80 = 27,430.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,917.90/100,291.80 = 27,430.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,917.90x = 100,291.80 × 27,430.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,917.90x = 2,751,044,190.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,751,044,190.72/66,917.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,110.74

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.