Home / 66,973.80-100,314.90-40,632.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,973.80, 100,314.90 and 40,632.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,973.80, 100,314.90 and 40,632.60 is: 60,860.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,973.80 : 100,314.90 = 40,632.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,973.80/100,314.90 = 40,632.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,973.80x = 100,314.90 × 40,632.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,973.80x = 4,076,055,205.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,076,055,205.74/66,973.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,860.44

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.