Home / 7,890.97-11,852.21-4,934.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,890.97, 11,852.21 and 4,934.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,890.97, 11,852.21 and 4,934.67 is: 7,411.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,890.97 : 11,852.21 = 4,934.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,890.97/11,852.21 = 4,934.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,890.97x = 11,852.21 × 4,934.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,890.97x = 58,486,745.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 58,486,745.12/7,890.97
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,411.86

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.