Home / 24,133.21-36,199.85-6,603.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,133.21, 36,199.85 and 6,603.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,133.21, 36,199.85 and 6,603.19 is: 9,904.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,133.21 : 36,199.85 = 6,603.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,133.21/36,199.85 = 6,603.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,133.21x = 36,199.85 × 6,603.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,133.21x = 239,034,487.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 239,034,487.52/24,133.21
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,904.79

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.