Home / 27,418.41-41,144.54-10,775.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,418.41, 41,144.54 and 10,775.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,418.41, 41,144.54 and 10,775.52 is: 16,169.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,418.41 : 41,144.54 = 10,775.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,418.41/41,144.54 = 10,775.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,418.41x = 41,144.54 × 10,775.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,418.41x = 443,353,759.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 443,353,759.78/27,418.41
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,169.93

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.