Home / 33,053.60-45,587.41-30,285.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,053.60, 45,587.41 and 30,285.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,053.60, 45,587.41 and 30,285.63 is: 41,769.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,053.60 : 45,587.41 = 30,285.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,053.60/45,587.41 = 30,285.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,053.60x = 45,587.41 × 30,285.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,053.60x = 1,380,643,356.20
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,380,643,356.20/33,053.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,769.83

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.