Home / 27,952.77-41,936.45-10,422.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,952.77, 41,936.45 and 10,422.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,952.77, 41,936.45 and 10,422.75 is: 15,636.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,952.77 : 41,936.45 = 10,422.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,952.77/41,936.45 = 10,422.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,952.77x = 41,936.45 × 10,422.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,952.77x = 437,093,082.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 437,093,082.12/27,952.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,636.84

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.