Home / 7,025.84-9,695.88-3,882.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,025.84, 9,695.88 and 3,882.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,025.84, 9,695.88 and 3,882.23 is: 5,357.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,025.84 : 9,695.88 = 3,882.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,025.84/9,695.88 = 3,882.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,025.84x = 9,695.88 × 3,882.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,025.84x = 37,641,587.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 37,641,587.73/7,025.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,357.60

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.