Home / 33,539.67-50,095.20-30,372.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,539.67, 50,095.20 and 30,372.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,539.67, 50,095.20 and 30,372.57 is: 45,364.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,539.67 : 50,095.20 = 30,372.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,539.67/50,095.20 = 30,372.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,539.67x = 50,095.20 × 30,372.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,539.67x = 1,521,519,968.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,521,519,968.66/33,539.67
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 45,364.79

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.