Home / 11,455.20-17,186.04-6,779.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 11,455.20, 17,186.04 and 6,779.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 11,455.20, 17,186.04 and 6,779.34 is: 10,170.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    11,455.20 : 17,186.04 = 6,779.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    11,455.20/17,186.04 = 6,779.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    11,455.20x = 17,186.04 × 6,779.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    11,455.20x = 116,510,008.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 116,510,008.41/11,455.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,170.93

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.