Home / 33,853.59-50,792.54-15,132.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,853.59, 50,792.54 and 15,132.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,853.59, 50,792.54 and 15,132.06 is: 22,703.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,853.59 : 50,792.54 = 15,132.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,853.59/50,792.54 = 15,132.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,853.59x = 50,792.54 × 15,132.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,853.59x = 768,595,687.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 768,595,687.17/33,853.59
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,703.52

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.