Home / 7,761.82-10,692.49-5,768.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,761.82, 10,692.49 and 5,768.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,761.82, 10,692.49 and 5,768.92 is: 7,947.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,761.82 : 10,692.49 = 5,768.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,761.82/10,692.49 = 5,768.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,761.82x = 10,692.49 × 5,768.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,761.82x = 61,684,119.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 61,684,119.41/7,761.82
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,947.12

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.