Home / 9,730.50-13,428.11-5,538.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,730.50, 13,428.11 and 5,538.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,730.50, 13,428.11 and 5,538.75 is: 7,643.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,730.50 : 13,428.11 = 5,538.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,730.50/13,428.11 = 5,538.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,730.50x = 13,428.11 × 5,538.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,730.50x = 74,374,916.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 74,374,916.57/9,730.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,643.48

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.