Home / 33,242.88-49,854.56-27,384.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,242.88, 49,854.56 and 27,384.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,242.88, 49,854.56 and 27,384.96 is: 41,069.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,242.88 : 49,854.56 = 27,384.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,242.88/49,854.56 = 27,384.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,242.88x = 49,854.56 × 27,384.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,242.88x = 1,365,265,131.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,365,265,131.42/33,242.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,069.40

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.