Home / 27,049.04-40,575.36-8,327.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,049.04, 40,575.36 and 8,327.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,049.04, 40,575.36 and 8,327.92 is: 12,492.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,049.04 : 40,575.36 = 8,327.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,049.04/40,575.36 = 8,327.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,049.04x = 40,575.36 × 8,327.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,049.04x = 337,908,352.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 337,908,352.05/27,049.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,492.43

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.