Home / 9,166.60-13,749.90-8,864.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,166.60, 13,749.90 and 8,864.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,166.60, 13,749.90 and 8,864.20 is: 13,296.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,166.60 : 13,749.90 = 8,864.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,166.60/13,749.90 = 8,864.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,166.60x = 13,749.90 × 8,864.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,166.60x = 121,881,863.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 121,881,863.58/9,166.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,296.30

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.