Home / 58,269.36-87,491.28-33,337.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 58,269.36, 87,491.28 and 33,337.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 58,269.36, 87,491.28 and 33,337.52 is: 50,056.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,269.36 : 87,491.28 = 33,337.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,269.36/87,491.28 = 33,337.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,269.36x = 87,491.28 × 33,337.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,269.36x = 2,916,742,296.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,916,742,296.83/58,269.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,056.19

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.