Home / 24,817.50-34,250.34-13,641.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,817.50, 34,250.34 and 13,641.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,817.50, 34,250.34 and 13,641.66 is: 18,826.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,817.50 : 34,250.34 = 13,641.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,817.50/34,250.34 = 13,641.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,817.50x = 34,250.34 × 13,641.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,817.50x = 467,231,493.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 467,231,493.16/24,817.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,826.69

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.