Home / 27,627.04-41,434.68-7,900.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,627.04, 41,434.68 and 7,900.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,627.04, 41,434.68 and 7,900.30 is: 11,848.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,627.04 : 41,434.68 = 7,900.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,627.04/41,434.68 = 7,900.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,627.04x = 41,434.68 × 7,900.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,627.04x = 327,346,195.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 327,346,195.23/27,627.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,848.76

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.