Home / 24,432.40-36,653.40-8,849.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,432.40, 36,653.40 and 8,849.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,432.40, 36,653.40 and 8,849.68 is: 13,276.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,432.40 : 36,653.40 = 8,849.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,432.40/36,653.40 = 8,849.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,432.40x = 36,653.40 × 8,849.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,432.40x = 324,370,860.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 324,370,860.91/24,432.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,276.26

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.