Home / 27,575.38-41,351.19-8,849.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,575.38, 41,351.19 and 8,849.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,575.38, 41,351.19 and 8,849.17 is: 13,269.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,575.38 : 41,351.19 = 8,849.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,575.38/41,351.19 = 8,849.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,575.38x = 41,351.19 × 8,849.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,575.38x = 365,923,710.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 365,923,710.01/27,575.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,269.94

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.