Home / 4,304.50-5,940.40-3,371.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,304.50, 5,940.40 and 3,371.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,304.50, 5,940.40 and 3,371.38 is: 4,652.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,304.50 : 5,940.40 = 3,371.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,304.50/5,940.40 = 3,371.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,304.50x = 5,940.40 × 3,371.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,304.50x = 20,027,307.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,027,307.62/4,304.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,652.65

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.