Home / 4,866.60-7,296.30-2,677.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,866.60, 7,296.30 and 2,677.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,866.60, 7,296.30 and 2,677.80 is: 4,014.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,866.60 : 7,296.30 = 2,677.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,866.60/7,296.30 = 2,677.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,866.60x = 7,296.30 × 2,677.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,866.60x = 19,538,032.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,538,032.14/4,866.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,014.72

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.