Home / 33,637.28-50,455.88-10,263.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,637.28, 50,455.88 and 10,263.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,637.28, 50,455.88 and 10,263.92 is: 15,395.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,637.28 : 50,455.88 = 10,263.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,637.28/50,455.88 = 10,263.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,637.28x = 50,455.88 × 10,263.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,637.28x = 517,875,115.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 517,875,115.85/33,637.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,395.87

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.