Home / 27,142.02-40,717.44-9,608.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,142.02, 40,717.44 and 9,608.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,142.02, 40,717.44 and 9,608.04 is: 14,413.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,142.02 : 40,717.44 = 9,608.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,142.02/40,717.44 = 9,608.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,142.02x = 40,717.44 × 9,608.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,142.02x = 391,214,792.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 391,214,792.22/27,142.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,413.62

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.