Home / 12,577.50-19,977.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 12,577.50 and 19,977.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 12,577.50 and 19,977.75 is: 31,732.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,577.50 : 19,977.75 = 19,977.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,577.50/19,977.75 = 19,977.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,577.50x = 19,977.75 × 19,977.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,577.50x = 399,110,495.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 399,110,495.06/12,577.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,732.10

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.