Home / 33,879.25-50,826.94-11,692.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,879.25, 50,826.94 and 11,692.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,879.25, 50,826.94 and 11,692.82 is: 17,542.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,879.25 : 50,826.94 = 11,692.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,879.25/50,826.94 = 11,692.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,879.25x = 50,826.94 × 11,692.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,879.25x = 594,310,006.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 594,310,006.44/33,879.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,542.01

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.