Home / 24,676.48-37,014.37-5,956.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,676.48, 37,014.37 and 5,956.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,676.48, 37,014.37 and 5,956.36 is: 8,934.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,676.48 : 37,014.37 = 5,956.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,676.48/37,014.37 = 5,956.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,676.48x = 37,014.37 × 5,956.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,676.48x = 220,470,912.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 220,470,912.89/24,676.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,934.46

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.