Home / 17,982.80-24,816.36-10,024.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,982.80, 24,816.36 and 10,024.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,982.80, 24,816.36 and 10,024.96 is: 13,834.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,982.80 : 24,816.36 = 10,024.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,982.80/24,816.36 = 10,024.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,982.80x = 24,816.36 × 10,024.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,982.80x = 248,783,016.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 248,783,016.35/17,982.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,834.50

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.