Home / 7,741.60-10,683.42-4,204.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,741.60, 10,683.42 and 4,204.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,741.60, 10,683.42 and 4,204.84 is: 5,802.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,741.60 : 10,683.42 = 4,204.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,741.60/10,683.42 = 4,204.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,741.60x = 10,683.42 × 4,204.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,741.60x = 44,922,071.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 44,922,071.75/7,741.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,802.69

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.