Home / 33,300.40-49,853.40-29,801.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,300.40, 49,853.40 and 29,801.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,300.40, 49,853.40 and 29,801.20 is: 44,614.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,300.40 : 49,853.40 = 29,801.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,300.40/49,853.40 = 29,801.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,300.40x = 49,853.40 × 29,801.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,300.40x = 1,485,691,144.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,485,691,144.08/33,300.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,614.81

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.