Home / 9,725.60-14,571.60-4,520.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,725.60, 14,571.60 and 4,520.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,725.60, 14,571.60 and 4,520.80 is: 6,773.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,725.60 : 14,571.60 = 4,520.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,725.60/14,571.60 = 4,520.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,725.60x = 14,571.60 × 4,520.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,725.60x = 65,875,289.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 65,875,289.28/9,725.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,773.39

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.