Home / 11,750.90-17,610.33-5,911.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 11,750.90, 17,610.33 and 5,911.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 11,750.90, 17,610.33 and 5,911.52 is: 8,859.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    11,750.90 : 17,610.33 = 5,911.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    11,750.90/17,610.33 = 5,911.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    11,750.90x = 17,610.33 × 5,911.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    11,750.90x = 104,103,818.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 104,103,818.00/11,750.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,859.22

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.