Home / 24,700.75-37,051.17-6,232.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,700.75, 37,051.17 and 6,232.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,700.75, 37,051.17 and 6,232.75 is: 9,349.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,700.75 : 37,051.17 = 6,232.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,700.75/37,051.17 = 6,232.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,700.75x = 37,051.17 × 6,232.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,700.75x = 230,930,679.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 230,930,679.82/24,700.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,349.14

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.