Home / 27,295.06-40,937.66-7,575.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,295.06, 40,937.66 and 7,575.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,295.06, 40,937.66 and 7,575.20 is: 11,361.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,295.06 : 40,937.66 = 7,575.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,295.06/40,937.66 = 7,575.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,295.06x = 40,937.66 × 7,575.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,295.06x = 310,110,962.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 310,110,962.03/27,295.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,361.43

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.