Home / 27,207.70-40,742.43-14,881.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,207.70, 40,742.43 and 14,881.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,207.70, 40,742.43 and 14,881.30 is: 22,284.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,207.70 : 40,742.43 = 14,881.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,207.70/40,742.43 = 14,881.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,207.70x = 40,742.43 × 14,881.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,207.70x = 606,300,323.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 606,300,323.56/27,207.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,284.14

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.