Home / 7,598.72-10,483.20-5,614.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,598.72, 10,483.20 and 5,614.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,598.72, 10,483.20 and 5,614.04 is: 7,745.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,598.72 : 10,483.20 = 5,614.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,598.72/10,483.20 = 5,614.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,598.72x = 10,483.20 × 5,614.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,598.72x = 58,853,104.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 58,853,104.13/7,598.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,745.13

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.