Home / 33,084.72-49,629.60-9,391.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,084.72, 49,629.60 and 9,391.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,084.72, 49,629.60 and 9,391.86 is: 14,088.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,084.72 : 49,629.60 = 9,391.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,084.72/49,629.60 = 9,391.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,084.72x = 49,629.60 × 9,391.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,084.72x = 466,114,255.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 466,114,255.06/33,084.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,088.51

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.