Home / 32,542.40-48,816.84-8,850.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 32,542.40, 48,816.84 and 8,850.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 32,542.40, 48,816.84 and 8,850.26 is: 13,276.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    32,542.40 : 48,816.84 = 8,850.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    32,542.40/48,816.84 = 8,850.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    32,542.40x = 48,816.84 × 8,850.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    32,542.40x = 432,041,726.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 432,041,726.38/32,542.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,276.27

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.