Home / 653.28-978.60-433.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 653.28, 978.60 and 433.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 653.28, 978.60 and 433.22 is: 648.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    653.28 : 978.60 = 433.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    653.28/978.60 = 433.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    653.28x = 978.60 × 433.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    653.28x = 423,949.09
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 423,949.09/653.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 648.95

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.