Home / 632.60-949.20-424.49

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 632.60, 949.20 and 424.49

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 632.60, 949.20 and 424.49 is: 636.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    632.60 : 949.20 = 424.49 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    632.60/949.20 = 424.49/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    632.60x = 949.20 × 424.49
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    632.60x = 402,925.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 402,925.91/632.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 636.94

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.