Home / 33,979.37-50,984.24-17,330.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,979.37, 50,984.24 and 17,330.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,979.37, 50,984.24 and 17,330.63 is: 26,003.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,979.37 : 50,984.24 = 17,330.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,979.37/50,984.24 = 17,330.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,979.37x = 50,984.24 × 17,330.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,979.37x = 883,588,657.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 883,588,657.70/33,979.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,003.68

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.