Home / 33,898.65-50,847.43-10,525.11

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,898.65, 50,847.43 and 10,525.11

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,898.65, 50,847.43 and 10,525.11 is: 15,787.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,898.65 : 50,847.43 = 10,525.11 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,898.65/50,847.43 = 10,525.11/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,898.65x = 50,847.43 × 10,525.11
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,898.65x = 535,174,793.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 535,174,793.97/33,898.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,787.50

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.