Home / 33,590.26-50,383.74-12,528.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,590.26, 50,383.74 and 12,528.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,590.26, 50,383.74 and 12,528.66 is: 18,792.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,590.26 : 50,383.74 = 12,528.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,590.26/50,383.74 = 12,528.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,590.26x = 50,383.74 × 12,528.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,590.26x = 631,240,630.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 631,240,630.03/33,590.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,792.37

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.