Home / 33,633.62-50,450.40-15,860.14

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,633.62, 50,450.40 and 15,860.14

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,633.62, 50,450.40 and 15,860.14 is: 23,790.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,633.62 : 50,450.40 = 15,860.14 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,633.62/50,450.40 = 15,860.14/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,633.62x = 50,450.40 × 15,860.14
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,633.62x = 800,150,407.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 800,150,407.06/33,633.62
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,790.20

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.