Home / 33,863.57-50,778.28-19,827.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,863.57, 50,778.28 and 19,827.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,863.57, 50,778.28 and 19,827.83 is: 29,731.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,863.57 : 50,778.28 = 19,827.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,863.57/50,778.28 = 19,827.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,863.57x = 50,778.28 × 19,827.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,863.57x = 1,006,823,103.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,006,823,103.53/33,863.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,731.75

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.