Home / 27,412.03-41,123.24-8,696.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,412.03, 41,123.24 and 8,696.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,412.03, 41,123.24 and 8,696.78 is: 13,046.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,412.03 : 41,123.24 = 8,696.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,412.03/41,123.24 = 8,696.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,412.03x = 41,123.24 × 8,696.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,412.03x = 357,639,668.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 357,639,668.36/27,412.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,046.81

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.