Home / 33,013.60-49,526.40-10,820.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,013.60, 49,526.40 and 10,820.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,013.60, 49,526.40 and 10,820.80 is: 16,233.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,013.60 : 49,526.40 = 10,820.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,013.60/49,526.40 = 10,820.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,013.60x = 49,526.40 × 10,820.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,013.60x = 535,915,269.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 535,915,269.12/33,013.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,233.17

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.