Home / 9,756.40-14,634.60-8,114.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,756.40, 14,634.60 and 8,114.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,756.40, 14,634.60 and 8,114.80 is: 12,172.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,756.40 : 14,634.60 = 8,114.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,756.40/14,634.60 = 8,114.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,756.40x = 14,634.60 × 8,114.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,756.40x = 118,756,852.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 118,756,852.08/9,756.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,172.20

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.