Home / 7,857.04-10,841.46-5,026.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,857.04, 10,841.46 and 5,026.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,857.04, 10,841.46 and 5,026.92 is: 6,936.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,857.04 : 10,841.46 = 5,026.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,857.04/10,841.46 = 5,026.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,857.04x = 10,841.46 × 5,026.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,857.04x = 54,499,152.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 54,499,152.10/7,857.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,936.35

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.