Home / 33,966.60-50,957.10-10,272.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,966.60, 50,957.10 and 10,272.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,966.60, 50,957.10 and 10,272.20 is: 15,410.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,966.60 : 50,957.10 = 10,272.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,966.60/50,957.10 = 10,272.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,966.60x = 50,957.10 × 10,272.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,966.60x = 523,441,522.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 523,441,522.62/33,966.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,410.48

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.