Home / 27,667.14-41,500.17-7,945.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,667.14, 41,500.17 and 7,945.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,667.14, 41,500.17 and 7,945.26 is: 11,917.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,667.14 : 41,500.17 = 7,945.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,667.14/41,500.17 = 7,945.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,667.14x = 41,500.17 × 7,945.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,667.14x = 329,729,640.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 329,729,640.69/27,667.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,917.73

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.