Home / 33,861.60-50,792.40-32,176.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,861.60, 50,792.40 and 32,176.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,861.60, 50,792.40 and 32,176.80 is: 48,265.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,861.60 : 50,792.40 = 32,176.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,861.60/50,792.40 = 32,176.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,861.60x = 50,792.40 × 32,176.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,861.60x = 1,634,336,896.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,634,336,896.32/33,861.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 48,265.20

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.