Home / 33,938.20-50,918.06-15,234.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,938.20, 50,918.06 and 15,234.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,938.20, 50,918.06 and 15,234.28 is: 22,856.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,938.20 : 50,918.06 = 15,234.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,938.20/50,918.06 = 15,234.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,938.20x = 50,918.06 × 15,234.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,938.20x = 775,699,983.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 775,699,983.10/33,938.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,856.25

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.