Home / 33,644.90-50,455.20-16,999.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,644.90, 50,455.20 and 16,999.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,644.90, 50,455.20 and 16,999.40 is: 25,492.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,644.90 : 50,455.20 = 16,999.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,644.90/50,455.20 = 16,999.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,644.90x = 50,455.20 × 16,999.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,644.90x = 857,708,126.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 857,708,126.88/33,644.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,492.96

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.