Home / 9,895.10-14,854.80-9,822.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,895.10, 14,854.80 and 9,822.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,895.10, 14,854.80 and 9,822.20 is: 14,745.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,895.10 : 14,854.80 = 9,822.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,895.10/14,854.80 = 9,822.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,895.10x = 14,854.80 × 9,822.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,895.10x = 145,906,816.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 145,906,816.56/9,895.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,745.36

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.