Home / 33,346.10-50,002.95-18,539.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,346.10, 50,002.95 and 18,539.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,346.10, 50,002.95 and 18,539.30 is: 27,799.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,346.10 : 50,002.95 = 18,539.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,346.10/50,002.95 = 18,539.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,346.10x = 50,002.95 × 18,539.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,346.10x = 927,019,690.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 927,019,690.94/33,346.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,799.94

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.