Home / 9,656.60-14,490.38-5,214.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,656.60, 14,490.38 and 5,214.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,656.60, 14,490.38 and 5,214.21 is: 7,824.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,656.60 : 14,490.38 = 5,214.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,656.60/14,490.38 = 5,214.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,656.60x = 14,490.38 × 5,214.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,656.60x = 75,555,884.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 75,555,884.30/9,656.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,824.27

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.