Home / 27,576.92-41,053.50-27,412.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,576.92, 41,053.50 and 27,412.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,576.92, 41,053.50 and 27,412.89 is: 40,809.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,576.92 : 41,053.50 = 27,412.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,576.92/41,053.50 = 27,412.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,576.92x = 41,053.50 × 27,412.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,576.92x = 1,125,395,079.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,125,395,079.62/27,576.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,809.32

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.