Home / 4,930.86-6,796.47-3,495.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,930.86, 6,796.47 and 3,495.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,930.86, 6,796.47 and 3,495.70 is: 4,818.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,930.86 : 6,796.47 = 3,495.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,930.86/6,796.47 = 3,495.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,930.86x = 6,796.47 × 3,495.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,930.86x = 23,758,403.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,758,403.19/4,930.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,818.31

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.