Home / 33,931.12-50,899.92-10,551.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,931.12, 50,899.92 and 10,551.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,931.12, 50,899.92 and 10,551.28 is: 15,827.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,931.12 : 50,899.92 = 10,551.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,931.12/50,899.92 = 10,551.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,931.12x = 50,899.92 × 10,551.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,931.12x = 537,059,307.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 537,059,307.90/33,931.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,827.93

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.