Home / 33,943.22-46,840.41-18,836.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,943.22, 46,840.41 and 18,836.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,943.22, 46,840.41 and 18,836.54 is: 25,993.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,943.22 : 46,840.41 = 18,836.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,943.22/46,840.41 = 18,836.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,943.22x = 46,840.41 × 18,836.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,943.22x = 882,311,022.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 882,311,022.38/33,943.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,993.74

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.