Home / 27,342.46-40,984.44-19,527.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,342.46, 40,984.44 and 19,527.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,342.46, 40,984.44 and 19,527.58 is: 29,270.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,342.46 : 40,984.44 = 19,527.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,342.46/40,984.44 = 19,527.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,342.46x = 40,984.44 × 19,527.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,342.46x = 800,326,930.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 800,326,930.86/27,342.46
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,270.48

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.