Home / 24,053.58-36,083.70-7,414.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,053.58, 36,083.70 and 7,414.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,053.58, 36,083.70 and 7,414.92 is: 11,123.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,053.58 : 36,083.70 = 7,414.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,053.58/36,083.70 = 7,414.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,053.58x = 36,083.70 × 7,414.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,053.58x = 267,557,748.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 267,557,748.80/24,053.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,123.41

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.