Home / 27,653.40-41,501.70-12,864.15

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,653.40, 41,501.70 and 12,864.15

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,653.40, 41,501.70 and 12,864.15 is: 19,306.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,653.40 : 41,501.70 = 12,864.15 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,653.40/41,501.70 = 12,864.15/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,653.40x = 41,501.70 × 12,864.15
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,653.40x = 533,884,094.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 533,884,094.06/27,653.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,306.27

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.