Home / 9,772.34-14,661.75-6,498.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,772.34, 14,661.75 and 6,498.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,772.34, 14,661.75 and 6,498.32 is: 9,749.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,772.34 : 14,661.75 = 6,498.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,772.34/14,661.75 = 6,498.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,772.34x = 14,661.75 × 6,498.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,772.34x = 95,276,743.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 95,276,743.26/9,772.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,749.63

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.