Home / 27,013.24-40,519.80-7,293.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,013.24, 40,519.80 and 7,293.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,013.24, 40,519.80 and 7,293.76 is: 10,940.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,013.24 : 40,519.80 = 7,293.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,013.24/40,519.80 = 7,293.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,013.24x = 40,519.80 × 7,293.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,013.24x = 295,541,696.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 295,541,696.45/27,013.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,940.62

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.