Home / 11,902.17-17,849.70-7,466.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 11,902.17, 17,849.70 and 7,466.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 11,902.17, 17,849.70 and 7,466.58 is: 11,197.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    11,902.17 : 17,849.70 = 7,466.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    11,902.17/17,849.70 = 7,466.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    11,902.17x = 17,849.70 × 7,466.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    11,902.17x = 133,276,213.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 133,276,213.03/11,902.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,197.64

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.