Home / 33,480.74-50,237.49-13,489.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,480.74, 50,237.49 and 13,489.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,480.74, 50,237.49 and 13,489.40 is: 20,240.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,480.74 : 50,237.49 = 13,489.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,480.74/50,237.49 = 13,489.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,480.74x = 50,237.49 × 13,489.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,480.74x = 677,673,597.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 677,673,597.61/33,480.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,240.70

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.