Home / 27,093.88-40,640.82-9,552.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,093.88, 40,640.82 and 9,552.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,093.88, 40,640.82 and 9,552.52 is: 14,328.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,093.88 : 40,640.82 = 9,552.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,093.88/40,640.82 = 9,552.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,093.88x = 40,640.82 × 9,552.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,093.88x = 388,222,245.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 388,222,245.87/27,093.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,328.78

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.