Home / 24,334.20-36,498.60-6,805.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,334.20, 36,498.60 and 6,805.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,334.20, 36,498.60 and 6,805.80 is: 10,207.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,334.20 : 36,498.60 = 6,805.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,334.20/36,498.60 = 6,805.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,334.20x = 36,498.60 × 6,805.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,334.20x = 248,402,171.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 248,402,171.88/24,334.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,207.94

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.