Home / 24,433.40-36,654.90-8,850.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,433.40, 36,654.90 and 8,850.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,433.40, 36,654.90 and 8,850.68 is: 13,277.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,433.40 : 36,654.90 = 8,850.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,433.40/36,654.90 = 8,850.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,433.40x = 36,654.90 × 8,850.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,433.40x = 324,420,790.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 324,420,790.33/24,433.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,277.76

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.