Home / 6,873.04-10,314.75-5,028.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,873.04, 10,314.75 and 5,028.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,873.04, 10,314.75 and 5,028.92 is: 7,547.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,873.04 : 10,314.75 = 5,028.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,873.04/10,314.75 = 5,028.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,873.04x = 10,314.75 × 5,028.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,873.04x = 51,872,001.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 51,872,001.24/6,873.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,547.17

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.