Home / 55,486.10-83,250.10-33,314.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 55,486.10, 83,250.10 and 33,314.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 55,486.10, 83,250.10 and 33,314.93 is: 49,984.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,486.10 : 83,250.10 = 33,314.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,486.10/83,250.10 = 33,314.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,486.10x = 83,250.10 × 33,314.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,486.10x = 2,773,471,253.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,773,471,253.99/55,486.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,984.97

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.