Home / 24,596.00-33,939.38-13,839.53

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,596.00, 33,939.38 and 13,839.53

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,596.00, 33,939.38 and 13,839.53 is: 19,096.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,596.00 : 33,939.38 = 13,839.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,596.00/33,939.38 = 13,839.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,596.00x = 33,939.38 × 13,839.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,596.00x = 469,705,187.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 469,705,187.14/24,596.00
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,096.82

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.