Home / 33,969.43-50,934.70-14,231.35

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,969.43, 50,934.70 and 14,231.35

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,969.43, 50,934.70 and 14,231.35 is: 21,338.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,969.43 : 50,934.70 = 14,231.35 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,969.43/50,934.70 = 14,231.35/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,969.43x = 50,934.70 × 14,231.35
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,969.43x = 724,869,542.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 724,869,542.85/33,969.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,338.88

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.