Home / 4,077.25-6,116.94-1,303.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,077.25, 6,116.94 and 1,303.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,077.25, 6,116.94 and 1,303.98 is: 1,956.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,077.25 : 6,116.94 = 1,303.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,077.25/6,116.94 = 1,303.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,077.25x = 6,116.94 × 1,303.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,077.25x = 7,976,367.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,976,367.42/4,077.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,956.31

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.