Home / 24,077.24-36,119.70-7,433.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,077.24, 36,119.70 and 7,433.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,077.24, 36,119.70 and 7,433.36 is: 11,151.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,077.24 : 36,119.70 = 7,433.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,077.24/36,119.70 = 7,433.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,077.24x = 36,119.70 × 7,433.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,077.24x = 268,490,733.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 268,490,733.19/24,077.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,151.23

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.