Home / 11,300.50-15,594.69-6,584.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 11,300.50, 15,594.69 and 6,584.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 11,300.50, 15,594.69 and 6,584.78 is: 9,087.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    11,300.50 : 15,594.69 = 6,584.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    11,300.50/15,594.69 = 6,584.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    11,300.50x = 15,594.69 × 6,584.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    11,300.50x = 102,687,602.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 102,687,602.82/11,300.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,087.00

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.