Home / 24,989.04-37,501.98-11,841.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,989.04, 37,501.98 and 11,841.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,989.04, 37,501.98 and 11,841.36 is: 17,770.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,989.04 : 37,501.98 = 11,841.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,989.04/37,501.98 = 11,841.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,989.04x = 37,501.98 × 11,841.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,989.04x = 444,074,445.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 444,074,445.89/24,989.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,770.77

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.