Home / 33,208.02-49,820.85-13,475.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,208.02, 49,820.85 and 13,475.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,208.02, 49,820.85 and 13,475.82 is: 20,217.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,208.02 : 49,820.85 = 13,475.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,208.02/49,820.85 = 13,475.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,208.02x = 49,820.85 × 13,475.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,208.02x = 671,376,806.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 671,376,806.85/33,208.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,217.31

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.