Home / 18,073.01-27,110.88-5,594.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,073.01, 27,110.88 and 5,594.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,073.01, 27,110.88 and 5,594.30 is: 8,391.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,073.01 : 27,110.88 = 5,594.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,073.01/27,110.88 = 5,594.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,073.01x = 27,110.88 × 5,594.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,073.01x = 151,666,395.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 151,666,395.98/18,073.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,391.87

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.