Home / 9,957.20-14,941.20-4,114.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,957.20, 14,941.20 and 4,114.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,957.20, 14,941.20 and 4,114.40 is: 6,173.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,957.20 : 14,941.20 = 4,114.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,957.20/14,941.20 = 4,114.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,957.20x = 14,941.20 × 4,114.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,957.20x = 61,474,073.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 61,474,073.28/9,957.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,173.83

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.