Home / 27,260.44-40,890.61-8,541.91

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,260.44, 40,890.61 and 8,541.91

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,260.44, 40,890.61 and 8,541.91 is: 12,812.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,260.44 : 40,890.61 = 8,541.91 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,260.44/40,890.61 = 8,541.91/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,260.44x = 40,890.61 × 8,541.91
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,260.44x = 349,284,111.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 349,284,111.28/27,260.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,812.86

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.