Home / 33,931.28-50,896.16-11,743.31

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,931.28, 50,896.16 and 11,743.31

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,931.28, 50,896.16 and 11,743.31 is: 17,614.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,931.28 : 50,896.16 = 11,743.31 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,931.28/50,896.16 = 11,743.31/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,931.28x = 50,896.16 × 11,743.31
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,931.28x = 597,689,325.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 597,689,325.97/33,931.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,614.70

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.