Home / 33,308.40-49,937.94-20,157.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,308.40, 49,937.94 and 20,157.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,308.40, 49,937.94 and 20,157.96 is: 30,222.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,308.40 : 49,937.94 = 20,157.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,308.40/49,937.94 = 20,157.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,308.40x = 49,937.94 × 20,157.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,308.40x = 1,006,646,997.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,006,646,997.00/33,308.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,222.02

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.