Home / 9,828.56-13,563.60-5,850.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,828.56, 13,563.60 and 5,850.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,828.56, 13,563.60 and 5,850.20 is: 8,073.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,828.56 : 13,563.60 = 5,850.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,828.56/13,563.60 = 5,850.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,828.56x = 13,563.60 × 5,850.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,828.56x = 79,349,772.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 79,349,772.72/9,828.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,073.39

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.