Home / 33,604.52-50,414.28-10,232.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,604.52, 50,414.28 and 10,232.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,604.52, 50,414.28 and 10,232.76 is: 15,351.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,604.52 : 50,414.28 = 10,232.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,604.52/50,414.28 = 10,232.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,604.52x = 50,414.28 × 10,232.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,604.52x = 515,877,227.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 515,877,227.81/33,604.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,351.42

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.