Home / 33,742.35-50,605.43-10,368.99

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,742.35, 50,605.43 and 10,368.99

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,742.35, 50,605.43 and 10,368.99 is: 15,551.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,742.35 : 50,605.43 = 10,368.99 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,742.35/50,605.43 = 10,368.99/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,742.35x = 50,605.43 × 10,368.99
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,742.35x = 524,727,145.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 524,727,145.77/33,742.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,551.00

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.