Home / 34,182.31-51,199.65-33,345.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,182.31, 51,199.65 and 33,345.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,182.31, 51,199.65 and 33,345.78 is: 49,946.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,182.31 : 51,199.65 = 33,345.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,182.31/51,199.65 = 33,345.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,182.31x = 51,199.65 × 33,345.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,182.31x = 1,707,292,392.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,707,292,392.98/34,182.31
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,946.67

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.