Home / 516.75-774.39-400.65

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 516.75, 774.39 and 400.65

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 516.75, 774.39 and 400.65 is: 600.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    516.75 : 774.39 = 400.65 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    516.75/774.39 = 400.65/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    516.75x = 774.39 × 400.65
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    516.75x = 310,262.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 310,262.01/516.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 600.41

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.