Home / 13,771.69-29,877.19

Finding the Third Proportional to 13,771.69 and 29,877.19

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 13,771.69 and 29,877.19 is: 64,817.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,771.69 : 29,877.19 = 29,877.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,771.69/29,877.19 = 29,877.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,771.69x = 29,877.19 × 29,877.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,771.69x = 892,646,332.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 892,646,332.91/13,771.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 64,817.50

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.