Home / 27,075.24-40,619.42-10,437.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,075.24, 40,619.42 and 10,437.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,075.24, 40,619.42 and 10,437.36 is: 15,658.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,075.24 : 40,619.42 = 10,437.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,075.24/40,619.42 = 10,437.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,075.24x = 40,619.42 × 10,437.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,075.24x = 423,959,509.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 423,959,509.53/27,075.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,658.57

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.