Home / 27,595.58-41,400.36-7,874.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,595.58, 41,400.36 and 7,874.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,595.58, 41,400.36 and 7,874.21 is: 11,813.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,595.58 : 41,400.36 = 7,874.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,595.58/41,400.36 = 7,874.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,595.58x = 41,400.36 × 7,874.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,595.58x = 325,995,232.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 325,995,232.22/27,595.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,813.31

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.