Home / 4,658.24-6,426.24-2,979.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,658.24, 6,426.24 and 2,979.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,658.24, 6,426.24 and 2,979.20 is: 4,109.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,658.24 : 6,426.24 = 2,979.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,658.24/6,426.24 = 2,979.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,658.24x = 6,426.24 × 2,979.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,658.24x = 19,145,054.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,145,054.21/4,658.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,109.93

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.