Home / 4,226.60-5,787.04-4,226.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,226.60, 5,787.04 and 4,226.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,226.60, 5,787.04 and 4,226.60 is: 5,787.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,226.60 : 5,787.04 = 4,226.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,226.60/5,787.04 = 4,226.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,226.60x = 5,787.04 × 4,226.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,226.60x = 24,459,503.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,459,503.26/4,226.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,787.04

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.37) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.