Home / 33,526.60-50,232.30-21,833.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,526.60, 50,232.30 and 21,833.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,526.60, 50,232.30 and 21,833.80 is: 32,713.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,526.60 : 50,232.30 = 21,833.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,526.60/50,232.30 = 21,833.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,526.60x = 50,232.30 × 21,833.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,526.60x = 1,096,761,991.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,096,761,991.74/33,526.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,713.19

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.