Home / 1,956.68-2,931.15-1,463.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,956.68, 2,931.15 and 1,463.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,956.68, 2,931.15 and 1,463.70 is: 2,192.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,956.68 : 2,931.15 = 1,463.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,956.68/2,931.15 = 1,463.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,956.68x = 2,931.15 × 1,463.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,956.68x = 4,290,309.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,290,309.83/1,956.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,192.65

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.