Home / 27,716.18-41,555.30-9,946.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,716.18, 41,555.30 and 9,946.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,716.18, 41,555.30 and 9,946.45 is: 14,912.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,716.18 : 41,555.30 = 9,946.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,716.18/41,555.30 = 9,946.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,716.18x = 41,555.30 × 9,946.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,716.18x = 413,327,566.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 413,327,566.07/27,716.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,912.86

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.