Home / 33,482.50-50,223.75-8,858.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,482.50, 50,223.75 and 8,858.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,482.50, 50,223.75 and 8,858.50 is: 13,287.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,482.50 : 50,223.75 = 8,858.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,482.50/50,223.75 = 8,858.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,482.50x = 50,223.75 × 8,858.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,482.50x = 444,907,089.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 444,907,089.38/33,482.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,287.75

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.