Home / 27,613.90-41,413.90-7,892.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,613.90, 41,413.90 and 7,892.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,613.90, 41,413.90 and 7,892.56 is: 11,836.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,613.90 : 41,413.90 = 7,892.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,613.90/41,413.90 = 7,892.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,613.90x = 41,413.90 × 7,892.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,613.90x = 326,861,690.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 326,861,690.58/27,613.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,836.85

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.