Home / 6,693.52-9,227.40-4,697.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,693.52, 9,227.40 and 4,697.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,693.52, 9,227.40 and 4,697.86 is: 6,476.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,693.52 : 9,227.40 = 4,697.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,693.52/9,227.40 = 4,697.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,693.52x = 9,227.40 × 4,697.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,693.52x = 43,349,033.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 43,349,033.36/6,693.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,476.27

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.