Home / 33,940.35-50,891.94-11,751.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,940.35, 50,891.94 and 11,751.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,940.35, 50,891.94 and 11,751.84 is: 17,621.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,940.35 : 50,891.94 = 11,751.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,940.35/50,891.94 = 11,751.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,940.35x = 50,891.94 × 11,751.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,940.35x = 598,073,936.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 598,073,936.17/33,940.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,621.32

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.