Home / 27,232.14-40,850.73-10,593.43

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,232.14, 40,850.73 and 10,593.43

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,232.14, 40,850.73 and 10,593.43 is: 15,891.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,232.14 : 40,850.73 = 10,593.43 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,232.14/40,850.73 = 10,593.43/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,232.14x = 40,850.73 × 10,593.43
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,232.14x = 432,749,348.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 432,749,348.70/27,232.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,891.13

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.