Home / 3,224.10-4,832.10-2,875.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,224.10, 4,832.10 and 2,875.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,224.10, 4,832.10 and 2,875.80 is: 4,310.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,224.10 : 4,832.10 = 2,875.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,224.10/4,832.10 = 2,875.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,224.10x = 4,832.10 × 2,875.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,224.10x = 13,896,153.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,896,153.18/3,224.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,310.09

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.