Home / 24,639.26-36,958.35-10,608.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,639.26, 36,958.35 and 10,608.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,639.26, 36,958.35 and 10,608.62 is: 15,912.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,639.26 : 36,958.35 = 10,608.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,639.26/36,958.35 = 10,608.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,639.26x = 36,958.35 × 10,608.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,639.26x = 392,077,090.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 392,077,090.98/24,639.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,912.70

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.