Home / 13,886-19,843.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 13,886 and 19,843.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 13,886 and 19,843.13 is: 28,355.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,886 : 19,843.13 = 19,843.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,886/19,843.13 = 19,843.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,886x = 19,843.13 × 19,843.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,886x = 393,749,609.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 393,749,609.77/13,886
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,355.87

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 6,943 and 9,921.56
Half scale
Find third proportional to 27,772 and 39,686.25
Double scale
Find third proportional to 13,888 and 19,846
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 20,829 and 29,764.69
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.43) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.