Home / 27,031.57-40,547.23-7,310.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,031.57, 40,547.23 and 7,310.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,031.57, 40,547.23 and 7,310.12 is: 10,965.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,031.57 : 40,547.23 = 7,310.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,031.57/40,547.23 = 7,310.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,031.57x = 40,547.23 × 7,310.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,031.57x = 296,404,895.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 296,404,895.96/27,031.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,965.14

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.