Home / 24,221.50-36,328.15-6,691.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,221.50, 36,328.15 and 6,691.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,221.50, 36,328.15 and 6,691.38 is: 10,035.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,221.50 : 36,328.15 = 6,691.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,221.50/36,328.15 = 6,691.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,221.50x = 36,328.15 × 6,691.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,221.50x = 243,085,464.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 243,085,464.71/24,221.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,035.94

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.