Home / 33,040.35-49,568.22-9,668.61

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,040.35, 49,568.22 and 9,668.61

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,040.35, 49,568.22 and 9,668.61 is: 14,505.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,040.35 : 49,568.22 = 9,668.61 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,040.35/49,568.22 = 9,668.61/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,040.35x = 49,568.22 × 9,668.61
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,040.35x = 479,255,787.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 479,255,787.57/33,040.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,505.17

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.