Home / 24,596.66-36,899.73-7,960.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,596.66, 36,899.73 and 7,960.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,596.66, 36,899.73 and 7,960.82 is: 11,942.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,596.66 : 36,899.73 = 7,960.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,596.66/36,899.73 = 7,960.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,596.66x = 36,899.73 × 7,960.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,596.66x = 293,752,108.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 293,752,108.58/24,596.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,942.76

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.