Home / 33,964.82-50,930.84-14,238.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,964.82, 50,930.84 and 14,238.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,964.82, 50,930.84 and 14,238.08 is: 21,350.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,964.82 : 50,930.84 = 14,238.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,964.82/50,930.84 = 14,238.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,964.82x = 50,930.84 × 14,238.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,964.82x = 725,157,374.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 725,157,374.39/33,964.82
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,350.25

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.