Home / 7,937.80-11,893.23-5,593.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,937.80, 11,893.23 and 5,593.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,937.80, 11,893.23 and 5,593.66 is: 8,381.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,937.80 : 11,893.23 = 5,593.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,937.80/11,893.23 = 5,593.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,937.80x = 11,893.23 × 5,593.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,937.80x = 66,526,655.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 66,526,655.19/7,937.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,381.00

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.