Home / 6,896.17-9,505.65-4,657.33

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,896.17, 9,505.65 and 4,657.33

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,896.17, 9,505.65 and 4,657.33 is: 6,419.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,896.17 : 9,505.65 = 4,657.33 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,896.17/9,505.65 = 4,657.33/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,896.17x = 9,505.65 × 4,657.33
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,896.17x = 44,270,948.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 44,270,948.91/6,896.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,419.64

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.