Home / 24,516.07-36,789.65-10,476.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,516.07, 36,789.65 and 10,476.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,516.07, 36,789.65 and 10,476.20 is: 15,720.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,516.07 : 36,789.65 = 10,476.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,516.07/36,789.65 = 10,476.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,516.07x = 36,789.65 × 10,476.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,516.07x = 385,415,731.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 385,415,731.33/24,516.07
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,720.94

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.