Home / 1,936.60-2,900.10-1,552.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,936.60, 2,900.10 and 1,552.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,936.60, 2,900.10 and 1,552.60 is: 2,325.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,936.60 : 2,900.10 = 1,552.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,936.60/2,900.10 = 1,552.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,936.60x = 2,900.10 × 1,552.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,936.60x = 4,502,695.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,502,695.26/1,936.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,325.05

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.