Home / 27,943.60-41,914.20-9,475.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,943.60, 41,914.20 and 9,475.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,943.60, 41,914.20 and 9,475.60 is: 14,212.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,943.60 : 41,914.20 = 9,475.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,943.60/41,914.20 = 9,475.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,943.60x = 41,914.20 × 9,475.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,943.60x = 397,162,193.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 397,162,193.52/27,943.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,212.99

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.