Home / 6,725.80-10,077.78-4,123.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,725.80, 10,077.78 and 4,123.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,725.80, 10,077.78 and 4,123.24 is: 6,178.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,725.80 : 10,077.78 = 4,123.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,725.80/10,077.78 = 4,123.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,725.80x = 10,077.78 × 4,123.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,725.80x = 41,553,105.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 41,553,105.61/6,725.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,178.17

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.