Home / 27,169.29-40,753.94-7,448.00

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,169.29, 40,753.94 and 7,448.00

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,169.29, 40,753.94 and 7,448.00 is: 11,171.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,169.29 : 40,753.94 = 7,448.00 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,169.29/40,753.94 = 7,448.00/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,169.29x = 40,753.94 × 7,448.00
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,169.29x = 303,535,104.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 303,535,104.11/27,169.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,171.99

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.