Home / 7,914.78-10,927.37-5,083.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,914.78, 10,927.37 and 5,083.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,914.78, 10,927.37 and 5,083.30 is: 7,018.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,914.78 : 10,927.37 = 5,083.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,914.78/10,927.37 = 5,083.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,914.78x = 10,927.37 × 5,083.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,914.78x = 55,547,064.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 55,547,064.82/7,914.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,018.14

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.