Home / 6,265.23-9,434.43-4,633.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,265.23, 9,434.43 and 4,633.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,265.23, 9,434.43 and 4,633.26 is: 6,976.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,265.23 : 9,434.43 = 4,633.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,265.23/9,434.43 = 4,633.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,265.23x = 9,434.43 × 4,633.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,265.23x = 43,712,167.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 43,712,167.14/6,265.23
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,976.95

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.