Home / 33,413.20-50,132.60-32,888.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,413.20, 50,132.60 and 32,888.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,413.20, 50,132.60 and 32,888.40 is: 49,345.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,413.20 : 50,132.60 = 32,888.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,413.20/50,132.60 = 32,888.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,413.20x = 50,132.60 × 32,888.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,413.20x = 1,648,781,001.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,648,781,001.84/33,413.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,345.20

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.