Home / 27,430.43-41,145.64-6,653.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,430.43, 41,145.64 and 6,653.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,430.43, 41,145.64 and 6,653.93 is: 9,980.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,430.43 : 41,145.64 = 6,653.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,430.43/41,145.64 = 6,653.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,430.43x = 41,145.64 × 6,653.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,430.43x = 273,780,208.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 273,780,208.37/27,430.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,980.89

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.