Home / 27,081.08-40,617.42-10,448.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,081.08, 40,617.42 and 10,448.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,081.08, 40,617.42 and 10,448.90 is: 15,671.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,081.08 : 40,617.42 = 10,448.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,081.08/40,617.42 = 10,448.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,081.08x = 40,617.42 × 10,448.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,081.08x = 424,407,359.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 424,407,359.84/27,081.08
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,671.73

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.