Home / 32,574.24-48,855.60-9,194.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 32,574.24, 48,855.60 and 9,194.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 32,574.24, 48,855.60 and 9,194.40 is: 13,789.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    32,574.24 : 48,855.60 = 9,194.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    32,574.24/48,855.60 = 9,194.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    32,574.24x = 48,855.60 × 9,194.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    32,574.24x = 449,197,928.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 449,197,928.64/32,574.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,789.97

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.