Home / 27,293.54-40,864.38-13,937.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,293.54, 40,864.38 and 13,937.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,293.54, 40,864.38 and 13,937.68 is: 20,867.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,293.54 : 40,864.38 = 13,937.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,293.54/40,864.38 = 13,937.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,293.54x = 40,864.38 × 13,937.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,293.54x = 569,554,651.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 569,554,651.84/27,293.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,867.75

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.