Home / 33,724.40-50,561.97-13,975.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,724.40, 50,561.97 and 13,975.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,724.40, 50,561.97 and 13,975.79 is: 20,953.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,724.40 : 50,561.97 = 13,975.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,724.40/50,561.97 = 13,975.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,724.40x = 50,561.97 × 13,975.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,724.40x = 706,643,221.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 706,643,221.90/33,724.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,953.47

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.