Home / 33,970.20-50,955.30-10,596.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,970.20, 50,955.30 and 10,596.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,970.20, 50,955.30 and 10,596.66 is: 15,894.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,970.20 : 50,955.30 = 10,596.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,970.20/50,955.30 = 10,596.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,970.20x = 50,955.30 × 10,596.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,970.20x = 539,955,989.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 539,955,989.30/33,970.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,894.99

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.