Home / 33,624.09-50,439.78-12,574.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,624.09, 50,439.78 and 12,574.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,624.09, 50,439.78 and 12,574.21 is: 18,862.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,624.09 : 50,439.78 = 12,574.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,624.09/50,439.78 = 12,574.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,624.09x = 50,439.78 × 12,574.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,624.09x = 634,240,386.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 634,240,386.07/33,624.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,862.68

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.