Home / 33,927.48-50,898.60-10,555.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,927.48, 50,898.60 and 10,555.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,927.48, 50,898.60 and 10,555.80 is: 15,836.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,927.48 : 50,898.60 = 10,555.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,927.48/50,898.60 = 10,555.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,927.48x = 50,898.60 × 10,555.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,927.48x = 537,275,441.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 537,275,441.88/33,927.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,836.00

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.