Home / 14,385.75-29,769.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 14,385.75 and 29,769.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 14,385.75 and 29,769.75 is: 61,605.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,385.75 : 29,769.75 = 29,769.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,385.75/29,769.75 = 29,769.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,385.75x = 29,769.75 × 29,769.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,385.75x = 886,238,015.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 886,238,015.06/14,385.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,605.27

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.07) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.