Home / 7,737.66-10,677.70-4,200.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,737.66, 10,677.70 and 4,200.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,737.66, 10,677.70 and 4,200.80 is: 5,796.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,737.66 : 10,677.70 = 4,200.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,737.66/10,677.70 = 4,200.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,737.66x = 10,677.70 × 4,200.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,737.66x = 44,854,882.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 44,854,882.16/7,737.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,796.96

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.