Home / 33,877.12-50,754.24-33,139.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,877.12, 50,754.24 and 33,139.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,877.12, 50,754.24 and 33,139.84 is: 49,649.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,877.12 : 50,754.24 = 33,139.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,877.12/50,754.24 = 33,139.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,877.12x = 50,754.24 × 33,139.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,877.12x = 1,681,987,392.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,681,987,392.92/33,877.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,649.66

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.