Home / 24,765.73-37,149.80-9,972.65

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,765.73, 37,149.80 and 9,972.65

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,765.73, 37,149.80 and 9,972.65 is: 14,959.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,765.73 : 37,149.80 = 9,972.65 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,765.73/37,149.80 = 9,972.65/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,765.73x = 37,149.80 × 9,972.65
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,765.73x = 370,481,792.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 370,481,792.15/24,765.73
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,959.46

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.