Home / 9,956.88-14,925.28-6,261.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,956.88, 14,925.28 and 6,261.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,956.88, 14,925.28 and 6,261.75 is: 9,386.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,956.88 : 14,925.28 = 6,261.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,956.88/14,925.28 = 6,261.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,956.88x = 14,925.28 × 6,261.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,956.88x = 93,458,372.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 93,458,372.04/9,956.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,386.31

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.