Home / 4,953.60-7,489.17-4,953.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,953.60, 7,489.17 and 4,953.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,953.60, 7,489.17 and 4,953.60 is: 7,489.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,953.60 : 7,489.17 = 4,953.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,953.60/7,489.17 = 4,953.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,953.60x = 7,489.17 × 4,953.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,953.60x = 37,098,352.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 37,098,352.51/4,953.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,489.17

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.