Home / 33,843.92-50,774.52-10,151.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,843.92, 50,774.52 and 10,151.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,843.92, 50,774.52 and 10,151.38 is: 15,229.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,843.92 : 50,774.52 = 10,151.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,843.92/50,774.52 = 10,151.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,843.92x = 50,774.52 × 10,151.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,843.92x = 515,431,446.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 515,431,446.84/33,843.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,229.66

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.