Home / 27,547.40-41,323.10-7,827.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,547.40, 41,323.10 and 7,827.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,547.40, 41,323.10 and 7,827.52 is: 11,741.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,547.40 : 41,323.10 = 7,827.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,547.40/41,323.10 = 7,827.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,547.40x = 41,323.10 × 7,827.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,547.40x = 323,457,391.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 323,457,391.71/27,547.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,741.85

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.