Home / 7,615.40-11,404.65-5,268.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,615.40, 11,404.65 and 5,268.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,615.40, 11,404.65 and 5,268.83 is: 7,890.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,615.40 : 11,404.65 = 5,268.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,615.40/11,404.65 = 5,268.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,615.40x = 11,404.65 × 5,268.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,615.40x = 60,089,105.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 60,089,105.04/7,615.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,890.48

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.