Home / 7,500.60-11,252.52-4,037.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,500.60, 11,252.52 and 4,037.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,500.60, 11,252.52 and 4,037.04 is: 6,056.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,500.60 : 11,252.52 = 4,037.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,500.60/11,252.52 = 4,037.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,500.60x = 11,252.52 × 4,037.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,500.60x = 45,426,873.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 45,426,873.34/7,500.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,056.43

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.