Home / 10,833.18-14,929.17-7,469.91

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 10,833.18, 14,929.17 and 7,469.91

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 10,833.18, 14,929.17 and 7,469.91 is: 10,294.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    10,833.18 : 14,929.17 = 7,469.91 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    10,833.18/14,929.17 = 7,469.91/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    10,833.18x = 14,929.17 × 7,469.91
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    10,833.18x = 111,519,556.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 111,519,556.27/10,833.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,294.26

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.