Home / 27,553.94-41,324.70-7,832.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,553.94, 41,324.70 and 7,832.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,553.94, 41,324.70 and 7,832.06 is: 11,746.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,553.94 : 41,324.70 = 7,832.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,553.94/41,324.70 = 7,832.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,553.94x = 41,324.70 × 7,832.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,553.94x = 323,657,529.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 323,657,529.88/27,553.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,746.32

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.