Home / 66,999.28-100,367.52-38,860.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 66,999.28, 100,367.52 and 38,860.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 66,999.28, 100,367.52 and 38,860.20 is: 58,214.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,999.28 : 100,367.52 = 38,860.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,999.28/100,367.52 = 38,860.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,999.28x = 100,367.52 × 38,860.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,999.28x = 3,900,301,900.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,900,301,900.70/66,999.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,214.09

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.