Home / 24,918.57-37,385.07-7,388.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,918.57, 37,385.07 and 7,388.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,918.57, 37,385.07 and 7,388.82 is: 11,085.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,918.57 : 37,385.07 = 7,388.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,918.57/37,385.07 = 7,388.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,918.57x = 37,385.07 × 7,388.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,918.57x = 276,231,552.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 276,231,552.92/24,918.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,085.37

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.