Home / 9,539.24-13,158.42-6,892.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,539.24, 13,158.42 and 6,892.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,539.24, 13,158.42 and 6,892.52 is: 9,507.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,539.24 : 13,158.42 = 6,892.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,539.24/13,158.42 = 6,892.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,539.24x = 13,158.42 × 6,892.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,539.24x = 90,694,673.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 90,694,673.02/9,539.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,507.54

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.