Home / 9,516.04-14,272.66-5,569.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,516.04, 14,272.66 and 5,569.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,516.04, 14,272.66 and 5,569.12 is: 8,352.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,516.04 : 14,272.66 = 5,569.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,516.04/14,272.66 = 5,569.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,516.04x = 14,272.66 × 5,569.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,516.04x = 79,486,156.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 79,486,156.26/9,516.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,352.86

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.