Home / 33,953.60-46,855.50-18,846.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,953.60, 46,855.50 and 18,846.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,953.60, 46,855.50 and 18,846.22 is: 26,007.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,953.60 : 46,855.50 = 18,846.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,953.60/46,855.50 = 18,846.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,953.60x = 46,855.50 × 18,846.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,953.60x = 883,049,061.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 883,049,061.21/33,953.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,007.52

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.