Home / 11,935.44-17,898.75-4,536.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 11,935.44, 17,898.75 and 4,536.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 11,935.44, 17,898.75 and 4,536.18 is: 6,802.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    11,935.44 : 17,898.75 = 4,536.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    11,935.44/17,898.75 = 4,536.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    11,935.44x = 17,898.75 × 4,536.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    11,935.44x = 81,191,951.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 81,191,951.78/11,935.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,802.59

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.