Home / 1,250.37-1,873.53-880.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,250.37, 1,873.53 and 880.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,250.37, 1,873.53 and 880.83 is: 1,319.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,250.37 : 1,873.53 = 880.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,250.37/1,873.53 = 880.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,250.37x = 1,873.53 × 880.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,250.37x = 1,650,261.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,650,261.43/1,250.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,319.82

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.