Home / 11,123.16-16,689.39-4,879.95

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 11,123.16, 16,689.39 and 4,879.95

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 11,123.16, 16,689.39 and 4,879.95 is: 7,321.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    11,123.16 : 16,689.39 = 4,879.95 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    11,123.16/16,689.39 = 4,879.95/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    11,123.16x = 16,689.39 × 4,879.95
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    11,123.16x = 81,443,388.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 81,443,388.73/11,123.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,321.97

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.