Home / 27,023.25-40,540.79-8,304.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,023.25, 40,540.79 and 8,304.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,023.25, 40,540.79 and 8,304.63 is: 12,458.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,023.25 : 40,540.79 = 8,304.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,023.25/40,540.79 = 8,304.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,023.25x = 40,540.79 × 8,304.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,023.25x = 336,676,260.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 336,676,260.86/27,023.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,458.76

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.