Home / 8,269.40-12,389.70-5,346.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,269.40, 12,389.70 and 5,346.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,269.40, 12,389.70 and 5,346.20 is: 8,009.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,269.40 : 12,389.70 = 5,346.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,269.40/12,389.70 = 5,346.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,269.40x = 12,389.70 × 5,346.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,269.40x = 66,237,814.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 66,237,814.14/8,269.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,009.99

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.