Home / 33,963.03-50,919.03-17,315.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,963.03, 50,919.03 and 17,315.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,963.03, 50,919.03 and 17,315.10 is: 25,959.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,963.03 : 50,919.03 = 17,315.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,963.03/50,919.03 = 17,315.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,963.03x = 50,919.03 × 17,315.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,963.03x = 881,668,096.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 881,668,096.35/33,963.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,959.64

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.