Home / 9,820.20-14,730.30-5,212.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,820.20, 14,730.30 and 5,212.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,820.20, 14,730.30 and 5,212.20 is: 7,818.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,820.20 : 14,730.30 = 5,212.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,820.20/14,730.30 = 5,212.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,820.20x = 14,730.30 × 5,212.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,820.20x = 76,777,269.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 76,777,269.66/9,820.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,818.30

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.