Home / 14,719.50-22,740.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 14,719.50 and 22,740.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 14,719.50 and 22,740.75 is: 35,133.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,719.50 : 22,740.75 = 22,740.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,719.50/22,740.75 = 22,740.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,719.50x = 22,740.75 × 22,740.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,719.50x = 517,141,710.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 517,141,710.56/14,719.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,133.10

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 7,359.75 and 11,370.38
Half scale
Find third proportional to 29,439 and 45,481.50
Double scale
Find third proportional to 14,722 and 22,744
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 22,079.25 and 34,111.13
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.