Home / 27,468.68-41,202.60-8,749.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,468.68, 41,202.60 and 8,749.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,468.68, 41,202.60 and 8,749.88 is: 13,124.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,468.68 : 41,202.60 = 8,749.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,468.68/41,202.60 = 8,749.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,468.68x = 41,202.60 × 8,749.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,468.68x = 360,517,805.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 360,517,805.69/27,468.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,124.69

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.