Home / 33,926.92-46,820.65-18,818.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,926.92, 46,820.65 and 18,818.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,926.92, 46,820.65 and 18,818.58 is: 25,970.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,926.92 : 46,820.65 = 18,818.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,926.92/46,820.65 = 18,818.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,926.92x = 46,820.65 × 18,818.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,926.92x = 881,098,147.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 881,098,147.68/33,926.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,970.47

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.