Home / 9,634.75-13,296.91-5,655.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,634.75, 13,296.91 and 5,655.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,634.75, 13,296.91 and 5,655.78 is: 7,805.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,634.75 : 13,296.91 = 5,655.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,634.75/13,296.91 = 5,655.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,634.75x = 13,296.91 × 5,655.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,634.75x = 75,204,331.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 75,204,331.16/9,634.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,805.53

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.