Home / 27,952.41-41,931.45-9,232.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,952.41, 41,931.45 and 9,232.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,952.41, 41,931.45 and 9,232.50 is: 13,849.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,952.41 : 41,931.45 = 9,232.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,952.41/41,931.45 = 9,232.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,952.41x = 41,931.45 × 9,232.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,952.41x = 387,132,112.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 387,132,112.13/27,952.41
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,849.69

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.