Home / 33,839.37-50,788.22-23,458.41

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,839.37, 50,788.22 and 23,458.41

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,839.37, 50,788.22 and 23,458.41 is: 35,207.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,839.37 : 50,788.22 = 23,458.41 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,839.37/50,788.22 = 23,458.41/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,839.37x = 50,788.22 × 23,458.41
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,839.37x = 1,191,410,770.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,191,410,770.64/33,839.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,207.83

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.