Home / 27,886.60-41,829.90-9,418.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,886.60, 41,829.90 and 9,418.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,886.60, 41,829.90 and 9,418.60 is: 14,127.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,886.60 : 41,829.90 = 9,418.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,886.60/41,829.90 = 9,418.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,886.60x = 41,829.90 × 9,418.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,886.60x = 393,979,096.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 393,979,096.14/27,886.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,127.90

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.