Home / 27,814.75-41,731.43-9,095.65

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,814.75, 41,731.43 and 9,095.65

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,814.75, 41,731.43 and 9,095.65 is: 13,646.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,814.75 : 41,731.43 = 9,095.65 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,814.75/41,731.43 = 9,095.65/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,814.75x = 41,731.43 × 9,095.65
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,814.75x = 379,574,272.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 379,574,272.62/27,814.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,646.51

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.