Home / 24,696.20-37,049.10-7,166.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,696.20, 37,049.10 and 7,166.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,696.20, 37,049.10 and 7,166.60 is: 10,751.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,696.20 : 37,049.10 = 7,166.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,696.20/37,049.10 = 7,166.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,696.20x = 37,049.10 × 7,166.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,696.20x = 265,516,080.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 265,516,080.06/24,696.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,751.29

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.