Home / 24,144.40-36,216.60-6,614.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,144.40, 36,216.60 and 6,614.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,144.40, 36,216.60 and 6,614.20 is: 9,921.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,144.40 : 36,216.60 = 6,614.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,144.40/36,216.60 = 6,614.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,144.40x = 36,216.60 × 6,614.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,144.40x = 239,543,835.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 239,543,835.72/24,144.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,921.30

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.