Home / 8,353.60-11,527.88-4,576.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,353.60, 11,527.88 and 4,576.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,353.60, 11,527.88 and 4,576.70 is: 6,315.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,353.60 : 11,527.88 = 4,576.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,353.60/11,527.88 = 4,576.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,353.60x = 11,527.88 × 4,576.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,353.60x = 52,759,648.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 52,759,648.40/8,353.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,315.80

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.