Home / 27,971.60-41,957.50-11,331.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,971.60, 41,957.50 and 11,331.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,971.60, 41,957.50 and 11,331.94 is: 16,997.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,971.60 : 41,957.50 = 11,331.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,971.60/41,957.50 = 11,331.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,971.60x = 41,957.50 × 11,331.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,971.60x = 475,459,872.55
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 475,459,872.55/27,971.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,997.95

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.