Home / 8,131.60-10,943.02-8,131.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,131.60, 10,943.02 and 8,131.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,131.60, 10,943.02 and 8,131.60 is: 10,943.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,131.60 : 10,943.02 = 8,131.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,131.60/10,943.02 = 8,131.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,131.60x = 10,943.02 × 8,131.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,131.60x = 88,984,261.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 88,984,261.43/8,131.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,943.02

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.35) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.