Home / 33,517.08-50,250.78-16,864.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,517.08, 50,250.78 and 16,864.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,517.08, 50,250.78 and 16,864.92 is: 25,284.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,517.08 : 50,250.78 = 16,864.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,517.08/50,250.78 = 16,864.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,517.08x = 50,250.78 × 16,864.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,517.08x = 847,475,384.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 847,475,384.64/33,517.08
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,284.88

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.