Home / 24,563.62-36,845.44-10,514.53

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,563.62, 36,845.44 and 10,514.53

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,563.62, 36,845.44 and 10,514.53 is: 15,771.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,563.62 : 36,845.44 = 10,514.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,563.62/36,845.44 = 10,514.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,563.62x = 36,845.44 × 10,514.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,563.62x = 387,412,681.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 387,412,681.57/24,563.62
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,771.81

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.