Home / 7,937.20-11,897.70-4,648.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,937.20, 11,897.70 and 4,648.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,937.20, 11,897.70 and 4,648.60 is: 6,968.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,937.20 : 11,897.70 = 4,648.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,937.20/11,897.70 = 4,648.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,937.20x = 11,897.70 × 4,648.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,937.20x = 55,307,648.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 55,307,648.22/7,937.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,968.16

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.