Home / 27,718.24-41,577.36-6,941.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,718.24, 41,577.36 and 6,941.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,718.24, 41,577.36 and 6,941.74 is: 10,412.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,718.24 : 41,577.36 = 6,941.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,718.24/41,577.36 = 6,941.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,718.24x = 41,577.36 × 6,941.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,718.24x = 288,619,223.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 288,619,223.01/27,718.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,412.61

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.