Home / 33,928.04-50,891.52-10,555.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,928.04, 50,891.52 and 10,555.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,928.04, 50,891.52 and 10,555.76 is: 15,833.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,928.04 : 50,891.52 = 10,555.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,928.04/50,891.52 = 10,555.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,928.04x = 50,891.52 × 10,555.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,928.04x = 537,198,671.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 537,198,671.16/33,928.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,833.47

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.