Home / 33,349.10-49,938.98-20,013.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,349.10, 49,938.98 and 20,013.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,349.10, 49,938.98 and 20,013.70 is: 29,969.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,349.10 : 49,938.98 = 20,013.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,349.10/49,938.98 = 20,013.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,349.10x = 49,938.98 × 20,013.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,349.10x = 999,463,764.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 999,463,764.03/33,349.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,969.74

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.