Home / 9,761.55-14,633.34-3,520.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,761.55, 14,633.34 and 3,520.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,761.55, 14,633.34 and 3,520.04 is: 5,276.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,761.55 : 14,633.34 = 3,520.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,761.55/14,633.34 = 3,520.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,761.55x = 14,633.34 × 3,520.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,761.55x = 51,509,855.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 51,509,855.77/9,761.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,276.81

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.