Home / 72,090.60-108,135.90-66,841.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 72,090.60, 108,135.90 and 66,841.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 72,090.60, 108,135.90 and 66,841.80 is: 100,262.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    72,090.60 : 108,135.90 = 66,841.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    72,090.60/108,135.90 = 66,841.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    72,090.60x = 108,135.90 × 66,841.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    72,090.60x = 7,227,998,200.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,227,998,200.62/72,090.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 100,262.70

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.