Home / 33,943.68-50,943.09-14,236.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,943.68, 50,943.09 and 14,236.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,943.68, 50,943.09 and 14,236.04 is: 21,365.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,943.68 : 50,943.09 = 14,236.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,943.68/50,943.09 = 14,236.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,943.68x = 50,943.09 × 14,236.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,943.68x = 725,227,612.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 725,227,612.25/33,943.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,365.62

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.