Home / 4,186.12-6,279.17-3,262.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,186.12, 6,279.17 and 3,262.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,186.12, 6,279.17 and 3,262.37 is: 4,893.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,186.12 : 6,279.17 = 3,262.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,186.12/6,279.17 = 3,262.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,186.12x = 6,279.17 × 3,262.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,186.12x = 20,484,952.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,484,952.59/4,186.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,893.55

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.