Home / 33,208.37-49,812.54-13,482.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,208.37, 49,812.54 and 13,482.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,208.37, 49,812.54 and 13,482.30 is: 20,223.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,208.37 : 49,812.54 = 13,482.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,208.37/49,812.54 = 13,482.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,208.37x = 49,812.54 × 13,482.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,208.37x = 671,587,608.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 671,587,608.04/33,208.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,223.45

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.