Home / 24,225.60-36,280.80-14,894.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,225.60, 36,280.80 and 14,894.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,225.60, 36,280.80 and 14,894.40 is: 22,306.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,225.60 : 36,280.80 = 14,894.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,225.60/36,280.80 = 14,894.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,225.60x = 36,280.80 × 14,894.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,225.60x = 540,380,747.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 540,380,747.52/24,225.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,306.19

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.