Home / 7,938.80-10,960.71-5,419.99

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,938.80, 10,960.71 and 5,419.99

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,938.80, 10,960.71 and 5,419.99 is: 7,483.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,938.80 : 10,960.71 = 5,419.99 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,938.80/10,960.71 = 5,419.99/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,938.80x = 10,960.71 × 5,419.99
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,938.80x = 59,406,952.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 59,406,952.29/7,938.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,483.12

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.