Home / 33,686.84-50,529.40-8,726.00

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,686.84, 50,529.40 and 8,726.00

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,686.84, 50,529.40 and 8,726.00 is: 13,088.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,686.84 : 50,529.40 = 8,726.00 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,686.84/50,529.40 = 8,726.00/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,686.84x = 50,529.40 × 8,726.00
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,686.84x = 440,919,269.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 440,919,269.94/33,686.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,088.77

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.