Home / 27,219.69-40,845.41-11,423.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,219.69, 40,845.41 and 11,423.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,219.69, 40,845.41 and 11,423.39 is: 17,141.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,219.69 : 40,845.41 = 11,423.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,219.69/40,845.41 = 11,423.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,219.69x = 40,845.41 × 11,423.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,219.69x = 466,592,786.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 466,592,786.80/27,219.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,141.74

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.