Home / 9,538.60-14,324.10-6,266.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,538.60, 14,324.10 and 6,266.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,538.60, 14,324.10 and 6,266.20 is: 9,409.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,538.60 : 14,324.10 = 6,266.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,538.60/14,324.10 = 6,266.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,538.60x = 14,324.10 × 6,266.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,538.60x = 89,757,675.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 89,757,675.42/9,538.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,409.94

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.