Home / 4,576.10-6,860.30-3,185.33

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,576.10, 6,860.30 and 3,185.33

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,576.10, 6,860.30 and 3,185.33 is: 4,775.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,576.10 : 6,860.30 = 3,185.33 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,576.10/6,860.30 = 3,185.33/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,576.10x = 6,860.30 × 3,185.33
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,576.10x = 21,852,269.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 21,852,269.17/4,576.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,775.31

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.