Home / 34,746.20-52,115.96-9,785.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,746.20, 52,115.96 and 9,785.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,746.20, 52,115.96 and 9,785.86 is: 14,677.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,746.20 : 52,115.96 = 9,785.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,746.20/52,115.96 = 9,785.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,746.20x = 52,115.96 × 9,785.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,746.20x = 509,999,488.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 509,999,488.33/34,746.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,677.85

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.