Home / 24,523.17-36,752.36-8,925.81

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,523.17, 36,752.36 and 8,925.81

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,523.17, 36,752.36 and 8,925.81 is: 13,376.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,523.17 : 36,752.36 = 8,925.81 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,523.17/36,752.36 = 8,925.81/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,523.17x = 36,752.36 × 8,925.81
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,523.17x = 328,044,537.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 328,044,537.78/24,523.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,376.92

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.