Home / 33,317.66-49,951.78-20,166.91

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,317.66, 49,951.78 and 20,166.91

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,317.66, 49,951.78 and 20,166.91 is: 30,235.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,317.66 : 49,951.78 = 20,166.91 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,317.66/49,951.78 = 20,166.91/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,317.66x = 49,951.78 × 20,166.91
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,317.66x = 1,007,373,051.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,007,373,051.60/33,317.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,235.41

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.