Home / 24,113.44-36,175.76-7,472.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,113.44, 36,175.76 and 7,472.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,113.44, 36,175.76 and 7,472.60 is: 11,210.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,113.44 : 36,175.76 = 7,472.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,113.44/36,175.76 = 7,472.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,113.44x = 36,175.76 × 7,472.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,113.44x = 270,326,984.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 270,326,984.18/24,113.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,210.64

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.