Home / 24,375.60-36,514.80-13,975.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,375.60, 36,514.80 and 13,975.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,375.60, 36,514.80 and 13,975.20 is: 20,934.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,375.60 : 36,514.80 = 13,975.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,375.60/36,514.80 = 13,975.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,375.60x = 36,514.80 × 13,975.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,375.60x = 510,301,632.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 510,301,632.96/24,375.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,934.94

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.