Home / 33,422.83-50,134.24-11,230.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,422.83, 50,134.24 and 11,230.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,422.83, 50,134.24 and 11,230.25 is: 16,845.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,422.83 : 50,134.24 = 11,230.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,422.83/50,134.24 = 11,230.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,422.83x = 50,134.24 × 11,230.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,422.83x = 563,019,812.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 563,019,812.13/33,422.83
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,845.37

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.