Home / 71,410.80-107,039.40-27,020.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 71,410.80, 107,039.40 and 27,020.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 71,410.80, 107,039.40 and 27,020.40 is: 40,501.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    71,410.80 : 107,039.40 = 27,020.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    71,410.80/107,039.40 = 27,020.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    71,410.80x = 107,039.40 × 27,020.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    71,410.80x = 2,892,247,403.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,892,247,403.76/71,410.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,501.54

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.