Home / 24,657.36-36,984.15-9,073.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,657.36, 36,984.15 and 9,073.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,657.36, 36,984.15 and 9,073.50 is: 13,609.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,657.36 : 36,984.15 = 9,073.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,657.36/36,984.15 = 9,073.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,657.36x = 36,984.15 × 9,073.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,657.36x = 335,575,685.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 335,575,685.03/24,657.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,609.55

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.