Home / 33,724.54-50,533.50-21,857.33

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,724.54, 50,533.50 and 21,857.33

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,724.54, 50,533.50 and 21,857.33 is: 32,751.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,724.54 : 50,533.50 = 21,857.33 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,724.54/50,533.50 = 21,857.33/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,724.54x = 50,533.50 × 21,857.33
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,724.54x = 1,104,527,385.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,104,527,385.56/33,724.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,751.44

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.