Home / 24,198.44-36,298.74-7,558.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,198.44, 36,298.74 and 7,558.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,198.44, 36,298.74 and 7,558.80 is: 11,338.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,198.44 : 36,298.74 = 7,558.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,198.44/36,298.74 = 7,558.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,198.44x = 36,298.74 × 7,558.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,198.44x = 274,374,915.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 274,374,915.91/24,198.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,338.54

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.