Home / 33,907.36-50,844.64-11,712.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,907.36, 50,844.64 and 11,712.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,907.36, 50,844.64 and 11,712.96 is: 17,563.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,907.36 : 50,844.64 = 11,712.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,907.36/50,844.64 = 11,712.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,907.36x = 50,844.64 × 11,712.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,907.36x = 595,541,234.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 595,541,234.53/33,907.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,563.77

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.