Home / 1,873.52-2,810.50-899.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,873.52, 2,810.50 and 899.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,873.52, 2,810.50 and 899.92 is: 1,349.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,873.52 : 2,810.50 = 899.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,873.52/2,810.50 = 899.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,873.52x = 2,810.50 × 899.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,873.52x = 2,529,225.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,529,225.16/1,873.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,349.99

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.