Home / 8,300.11-11,454.15-4,523.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,300.11, 11,454.15 and 4,523.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,300.11, 11,454.15 and 4,523.28 is: 6,242.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,300.11 : 11,454.15 = 4,523.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,300.11/11,454.15 = 4,523.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,300.11x = 11,454.15 × 4,523.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,300.11x = 51,810,247.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 51,810,247.72/8,300.11
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,242.12

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.