Home / 9,696.82-13,386.70-6,526.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,696.82, 13,386.70 and 6,526.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,696.82, 13,386.70 and 6,526.80 is: 9,010.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,696.82 : 13,386.70 = 6,526.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,696.82/13,386.70 = 6,526.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,696.82x = 13,386.70 × 6,526.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,696.82x = 87,372,313.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 87,372,313.56/9,696.82
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,010.41

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.