Home / 1,665.10-2,494.74-932.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,665.10, 2,494.74 and 932.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,665.10, 2,494.74 and 932.86 is: 1,397.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,665.10 : 2,494.74 = 932.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,665.10/2,494.74 = 932.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,665.10x = 2,494.74 × 932.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,665.10x = 2,327,243.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,327,243.16/1,665.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,397.66

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.