Home / 27,625.50-41,401.67-10,976.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,625.50, 41,401.67 and 10,976.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,625.50, 41,401.67 and 10,976.36 is: 16,450.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,625.50 : 41,401.67 = 10,976.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,625.50/41,401.67 = 10,976.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,625.50x = 41,401.67 × 10,976.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,625.50x = 454,439,372.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 454,439,372.63/27,625.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,450.00

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.