Home / 33,159.90-49,648.70-29,988.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,159.90, 49,648.70 and 29,988.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,159.90, 49,648.70 and 29,988.74 is: 44,900.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,159.90 : 49,648.70 = 29,988.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,159.90/49,648.70 = 29,988.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,159.90x = 49,648.70 × 29,988.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,159.90x = 1,488,901,955.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,488,901,955.64/33,159.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,900.68

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.