Home / 33,000.30-49,500.45-9,623.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,000.30, 49,500.45 and 9,623.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,000.30, 49,500.45 and 9,623.70 is: 14,435.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,000.30 : 49,500.45 = 9,623.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,000.30/49,500.45 = 9,623.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,000.30x = 49,500.45 × 9,623.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,000.30x = 476,377,480.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 476,377,480.67/33,000.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,435.55

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.