Home / 33,749.36-50,634.30-15,993.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,749.36, 50,634.30 and 15,993.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,749.36, 50,634.30 and 15,993.62 is: 23,995.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,749.36 : 50,634.30 = 15,993.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,749.36/50,634.30 = 15,993.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,749.36x = 50,634.30 × 15,993.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,749.36x = 809,825,753.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 809,825,753.17/33,749.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,995.29

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.