Home / 33,703.20-50,562.59-10,010.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,703.20, 50,562.59 and 10,010.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,703.20, 50,562.59 and 10,010.23 is: 15,017.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,703.20 : 50,562.59 = 10,010.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,703.20/50,562.59 = 10,010.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,703.20x = 50,562.59 × 10,010.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,703.20x = 506,142,978.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 506,142,978.84/33,703.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,017.65

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.