Home / 24,380.38-36,576.05-7,740.95

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,380.38, 36,576.05 and 7,740.95

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,380.38, 36,576.05 and 7,740.95 is: 11,613.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,380.38 : 36,576.05 = 7,740.95 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,380.38/36,576.05 = 7,740.95/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,380.38x = 36,576.05 × 7,740.95
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,380.38x = 283,133,426.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 283,133,426.98/24,380.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,613.17

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.