Home / 1,866.08-2,799.28-633.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,866.08, 2,799.28 and 633.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,866.08, 2,799.28 and 633.08 is: 949.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,866.08 : 2,799.28 = 633.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,866.08/2,799.28 = 633.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,866.08x = 2,799.28 × 633.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,866.08x = 1,772,168.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,772,168.18/1,866.08
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 949.67

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.