Home / 33,498.90-50,189.22-20,324.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,498.90, 50,189.22 and 20,324.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,498.90, 50,189.22 and 20,324.52 is: 30,450.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,498.90 : 50,189.22 = 20,324.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,498.90/50,189.22 = 20,324.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,498.90x = 50,189.22 × 20,324.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,498.90x = 1,020,071,805.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,020,071,805.67/33,498.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,450.90

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.