Home / 60,498.24-90,747.36-24,959.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,498.24, 90,747.36 and 24,959.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,498.24, 90,747.36 and 24,959.04 is: 37,438.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,498.24 : 90,747.36 = 24,959.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,498.24/90,747.36 = 24,959.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,498.24x = 90,747.36 × 24,959.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,498.24x = 2,264,966,988.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,264,966,988.13/60,498.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,438.56

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.