Home / 27,541.40-41,312.10-6,764.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,541.40, 41,312.10 and 6,764.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,541.40, 41,312.10 and 6,764.90 is: 10,147.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,541.40 : 41,312.10 = 6,764.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,541.40/41,312.10 = 6,764.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,541.40x = 41,312.10 × 6,764.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,541.40x = 279,472,225.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 279,472,225.29/27,541.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,147.35

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.