Home / 1,899.12-2,850.14-1,240.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,899.12, 2,850.14 and 1,240.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,899.12, 2,850.14 and 1,240.82 is: 1,862.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,899.12 : 2,850.14 = 1,240.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,899.12/2,850.14 = 1,240.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,899.12x = 2,850.14 × 1,240.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,899.12x = 3,536,517.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,536,517.84/1,899.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,862.19

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.