Home / 33,656.57-50,484.86-11,458.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,656.57, 50,484.86 and 11,458.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,656.57, 50,484.86 and 11,458.52 is: 17,187.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,656.57 : 50,484.86 = 11,458.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,656.57/50,484.86 = 11,458.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,656.57x = 50,484.86 × 11,458.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,656.57x = 578,481,778.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 578,481,778.01/33,656.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,187.78

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.