Home / 9,862.60-14,793.90-4,597.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,862.60, 14,793.90 and 4,597.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,862.60, 14,793.90 and 4,597.60 is: 6,896.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,862.60 : 14,793.90 = 4,597.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,862.60/14,793.90 = 4,597.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,862.60x = 14,793.90 × 4,597.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,862.60x = 68,016,434.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 68,016,434.64/9,862.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,896.40

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.