Home / 33,756.79-50,576.41-21,922.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,756.79, 50,576.41 and 21,922.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,756.79, 50,576.41 and 21,922.39 is: 32,845.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,756.79 : 50,576.41 = 21,922.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,756.79/50,576.41 = 21,922.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,756.79x = 50,576.41 × 21,922.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,756.79x = 1,108,755,784.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,108,755,784.82/33,756.79
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,845.42

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.