Home / 4,616.67-6,925.01-3,578.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,616.67, 6,925.01 and 3,578.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,616.67, 6,925.01 and 3,578.79 is: 5,368.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,616.67 : 6,925.01 = 3,578.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,616.67/6,925.01 = 3,578.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,616.67x = 6,925.01 × 3,578.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,616.67x = 24,783,138.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,783,138.64/4,616.67
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,368.19

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.