Home / 7,799.40-11,702.50-4,100.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,799.40, 11,702.50 and 4,100.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,799.40, 11,702.50 and 4,100.76 is: 6,152.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,799.40 : 11,702.50 = 4,100.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,799.40/11,702.50 = 4,100.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,799.40x = 11,702.50 × 4,100.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,799.40x = 47,989,143.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 47,989,143.90/7,799.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,152.93

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.