Home / 24,962.20-37,448.60-9,379.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,962.20, 37,448.60 and 9,379.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,962.20, 37,448.60 and 9,379.96 is: 14,071.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,962.20 : 37,448.60 = 9,379.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,962.20/37,448.60 = 9,379.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,962.20x = 37,448.60 × 9,379.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,962.20x = 351,266,370.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 351,266,370.06/24,962.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,071.93

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.