Home / 24,857.37-37,296.30-10,062.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,857.37, 37,296.30 and 10,062.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,857.37, 37,296.30 and 10,062.45 is: 15,097.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,857.37 : 37,296.30 = 10,062.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,857.37/37,296.30 = 10,062.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,857.37x = 37,296.30 × 10,062.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,857.37x = 375,292,153.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 375,292,153.94/24,857.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,097.82

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.