Home / 93,640.68-140,440.20-27,066.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 93,640.68, 140,440.20 and 27,066.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 93,640.68, 140,440.20 and 27,066.24 is: 40,593.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    93,640.68 : 140,440.20 = 27,066.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    93,640.68/140,440.20 = 27,066.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    93,640.68x = 140,440.20 × 27,066.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    93,640.68x = 3,801,188,158.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,801,188,158.85/93,640.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,593.34

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.