Home / 8,686.61-11,976.77-5,887.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,686.61, 11,976.77 and 5,887.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,686.61, 11,976.77 and 5,887.25 is: 8,117.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,686.61 : 11,976.77 = 5,887.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,686.61/11,976.77 = 5,887.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,686.61x = 11,976.77 × 5,887.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,686.61x = 70,510,209.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 70,510,209.75/8,686.61
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,117.11

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.