Home / 27,880.45-41,820.66-12,309.01

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,880.45, 41,820.66 and 12,309.01

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,880.45, 41,820.66 and 12,309.01 is: 18,463.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,880.45 : 41,820.66 = 12,309.01 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,880.45/41,820.66 = 12,309.01/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,880.45x = 41,820.66 × 12,309.01
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,880.45x = 514,770,922.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 514,770,922.15/27,880.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,463.51

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.