Home / 33,535.35-50,271.75-11,333.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,535.35, 50,271.75 and 11,333.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,535.35, 50,271.75 and 11,333.20 is: 16,989.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,535.35 : 50,271.75 = 11,333.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,535.35/50,271.75 = 11,333.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,535.35x = 50,271.75 × 11,333.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,535.35x = 569,739,797.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 569,739,797.10/33,535.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,989.23

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.