Home / 13,890.75-29,952.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 13,890.75 and 29,952.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 13,890.75 and 29,952.75 is: 64,587.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,890.75 : 29,952.75 = 29,952.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,890.75/29,952.75 = 29,952.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,890.75x = 29,952.75 × 29,952.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,890.75x = 897,167,232.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 897,167,232.56/13,890.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 64,587.39

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.