Home / 24,625.37-36,941.70-9,041.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,625.37, 36,941.70 and 9,041.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,625.37, 36,941.70 and 9,041.78 is: 13,564.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,625.37 : 36,941.70 = 9,041.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,625.37/36,941.70 = 9,041.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,625.37x = 36,941.70 × 9,041.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,625.37x = 334,018,724.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 334,018,724.23/24,625.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,564.01

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.