Home / 11,685.68-17,518.08-5,106.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 11,685.68, 17,518.08 and 5,106.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 11,685.68, 17,518.08 and 5,106.66 is: 7,655.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    11,685.68 : 17,518.08 = 5,106.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    11,685.68/17,518.08 = 5,106.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    11,685.68x = 17,518.08 × 5,106.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    11,685.68x = 89,458,790.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 89,458,790.82/11,685.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,655.42

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.