Home / 34,797.03-52,198.90-9,837.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,797.03, 52,198.90 and 9,837.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,797.03, 52,198.90 and 9,837.89 is: 14,757.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,797.03 : 52,198.90 = 9,837.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,797.03/52,198.90 = 9,837.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,797.03x = 52,198.90 × 9,837.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,797.03x = 513,526,946.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 513,526,946.48/34,797.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,757.78

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.