Home / 24,267.38-36,450.88-15,959.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,267.38, 36,450.88 and 15,959.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,267.38, 36,450.88 and 15,959.20 is: 23,971.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,267.38 : 36,450.88 = 15,959.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,267.38/36,450.88 = 15,959.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,267.38x = 36,450.88 × 15,959.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,267.38x = 581,726,884.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 581,726,884.10/24,267.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,971.56

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.