Home / 27,795.54-41,699.10-9,076.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,795.54, 41,699.10 and 9,076.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,795.54, 41,699.10 and 9,076.64 is: 13,616.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,795.54 : 41,699.10 = 9,076.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,795.54/41,699.10 = 9,076.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,795.54x = 41,699.10 × 9,076.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,795.54x = 378,487,779.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 378,487,779.12/27,795.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,616.85

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.