Home / 33,937.65-50,926.32-14,214.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,937.65, 50,926.32 and 14,214.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,937.65, 50,926.32 and 14,214.56 is: 21,330.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,937.65 : 50,926.32 = 14,214.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,937.65/50,926.32 = 14,214.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,937.65x = 50,926.32 × 14,214.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,937.65x = 723,894,976.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 723,894,976.59/33,937.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,330.14

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.