Home / 24,113.40-36,169.46-7,472.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,113.40, 36,169.46 and 7,472.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,113.40, 36,169.46 and 7,472.76 is: 11,208.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,113.40 : 36,169.46 = 7,472.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,113.40/36,169.46 = 7,472.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,113.40x = 36,169.46 × 7,472.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,113.40x = 270,285,693.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 270,285,693.91/24,113.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,208.94

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.