Home / 33,458.20-50,114.40-29,764.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,458.20, 50,114.40 and 29,764.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,458.20, 50,114.40 and 29,764.60 is: 44,582.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,458.20 : 50,114.40 = 29,764.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,458.20/50,114.40 = 29,764.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,458.20x = 50,114.40 × 29,764.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,458.20x = 1,491,635,070.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,491,635,070.24/33,458.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,582.05

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.