Home / 7,741.43-10,684.88-5,089.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,741.43, 10,684.88 and 5,089.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,741.43, 10,684.88 and 5,089.08 is: 7,024.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,741.43 : 10,684.88 = 5,089.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,741.43/10,684.88 = 5,089.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,741.43x = 10,684.88 × 5,089.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,741.43x = 54,376,183.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 54,376,183.67/7,741.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,024.05

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.