Home / 7,850.20-10,832.98-4,313.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,850.20, 10,832.98 and 4,313.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,850.20, 10,832.98 and 4,313.56 is: 5,952.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,850.20 : 10,832.98 = 4,313.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,850.20/10,832.98 = 4,313.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,850.20x = 10,832.98 × 4,313.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,850.20x = 46,728,709.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 46,728,709.21/7,850.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,952.55

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.