Home / 9,352.75-14,020.47-4,909.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,352.75, 14,020.47 and 4,909.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,352.75, 14,020.47 and 4,909.51 is: 7,359.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,352.75 : 14,020.47 = 4,909.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,352.75/14,020.47 = 4,909.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,352.75x = 14,020.47 × 4,909.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,352.75x = 68,833,637.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 68,833,637.67/9,352.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,359.72

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.