Home / 24,520.86-36,777.17-6,986.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,520.86, 36,777.17 and 6,986.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,520.86, 36,777.17 and 6,986.52 is: 10,478.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,520.86 : 36,777.17 = 6,986.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,520.86/36,777.17 = 6,986.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,520.86x = 36,777.17 × 6,986.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,520.86x = 256,944,451.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 256,944,451.21/24,520.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,478.61

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.