Home / 4,025.60-6,037.80-1,427.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,025.60, 6,037.80 and 1,427.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,025.60, 6,037.80 and 1,427.92 is: 2,141.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,025.60 : 6,037.80 = 1,427.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,025.60/6,037.80 = 1,427.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,025.60x = 6,037.80 × 1,427.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,025.60x = 8,621,495.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,621,495.38/4,025.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,141.67

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.