Home / 33,939.32-50,916.28-10,244.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,939.32, 50,916.28 and 10,244.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,939.32, 50,916.28 and 10,244.88 is: 15,369.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,939.32 : 50,916.28 = 10,244.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,939.32/50,916.28 = 10,244.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,939.32x = 50,916.28 × 10,244.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,939.32x = 521,631,178.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 521,631,178.65/33,939.32
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,369.52

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.