Home / 33,656.15-50,490.23-11,168.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,656.15, 50,490.23 and 11,168.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,656.15, 50,490.23 and 11,168.18 is: 16,754.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,656.15 : 50,490.23 = 11,168.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,656.15/50,490.23 = 11,168.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,656.15x = 50,490.23 × 11,168.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,656.15x = 563,883,976.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 563,883,976.88/33,656.15
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,754.26

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.