Home / 27,019.66-40,531.53-7,297.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,019.66, 40,531.53 and 7,297.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,019.66, 40,531.53 and 7,297.93 is: 10,947.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,019.66 : 40,531.53 = 7,297.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,019.66/40,531.53 = 7,297.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,019.66x = 40,531.53 × 7,297.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,019.66x = 295,796,268.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 295,796,268.73/27,019.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,947.45

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.