Home / 33,982.30-50,953.30-10,282.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 33,982.30, 50,953.30 and 10,282.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 33,982.30, 50,953.30 and 10,282.66 is: 15,417.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,982.30 : 50,953.30 = 10,282.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,982.30/50,953.30 = 10,282.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,982.30x = 50,953.30 × 10,282.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,982.30x = 523,935,459.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 523,935,459.78/33,982.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,417.89

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.