Home / 24,391.53-36,592.45-8,595.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,391.53, 36,592.45 and 8,595.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,391.53, 36,592.45 and 8,595.92 is: 12,895.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,391.53 : 36,592.45 = 8,595.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,391.53/36,592.45 = 8,595.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,391.53x = 36,592.45 × 8,595.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,391.53x = 314,545,589.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 314,545,589.84/24,391.53
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,895.69

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.