Home / 27,687.33-41,525.80-7,424.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,687.33, 41,525.80 and 7,424.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,687.33, 41,525.80 and 7,424.37 is: 11,135.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,687.33 : 41,525.80 = 7,424.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,687.33/41,525.80 = 7,424.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,687.33x = 41,525.80 × 7,424.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,687.33x = 308,302,885.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 308,302,885.19/27,687.33
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,135.16

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.