Home / 602.90-902.60-540.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 602.90, 902.60 and 540.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 602.90, 902.60 and 540.37 is: 808.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    602.90 : 902.60 = 540.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    602.90/902.60 = 540.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    602.90x = 902.60 × 540.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    602.90x = 487,730.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 487,730.75/602.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 808.97

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.