Home / 33,716.40-46,528.40-19,568.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,716.40, 46,528.40 and 19,568.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,716.40, 46,528.40 and 19,568.92 is: 27,004.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,716.40 : 46,528.40 = 19,568.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,716.40/46,528.40 = 19,568.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,716.40x = 46,528.40 × 19,568.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,716.40x = 910,510,537.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 910,510,537.33/33,716.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,004.97

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.