Home / 7,837.24-10,810.04-5,318.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,837.24, 10,810.04 and 5,318.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,837.24, 10,810.04 and 5,318.54 is: 7,335.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,837.24 : 10,810.04 = 5,318.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,837.24/10,810.04 = 5,318.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,837.24x = 10,810.04 × 5,318.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,837.24x = 57,493,630.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 57,493,630.14/7,837.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,335.95

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.