Home / 10,925.42-16,361.40-5,083.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 10,925.42, 16,361.40 and 5,083.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 10,925.42, 16,361.40 and 5,083.70 is: 7,613.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    10,925.42 : 16,361.40 = 5,083.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    10,925.42/16,361.40 = 5,083.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    10,925.42x = 16,361.40 × 5,083.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    10,925.42x = 83,176,449.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 83,176,449.18/10,925.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,613.11

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.