Home / 1,895.24-2,843.28-579.11

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,895.24, 2,843.28 and 579.11

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,895.24, 2,843.28 and 579.11 is: 868.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,895.24 : 2,843.28 = 579.11 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,895.24/2,843.28 = 579.11/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,895.24x = 2,843.28 × 579.11
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,895.24x = 1,646,557.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,646,557.66/1,895.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 868.78

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.