Home / 33,560.10-50,346.22-13,827.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,560.10, 50,346.22 and 13,827.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,560.10, 50,346.22 and 13,827.68 is: 20,744.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,560.10 : 50,346.22 = 13,827.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,560.10/50,346.22 = 13,827.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,560.10x = 50,346.22 × 13,827.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,560.10x = 696,171,419.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 696,171,419.37/33,560.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,744.02

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.