Home / 18,717.75-29,766.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 18,717.75 and 29,766.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 18,717.75 and 29,766.75 is: 47,337.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,717.75 : 29,766.75 = 29,766.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,717.75/29,766.75 = 29,766.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,717.75x = 29,766.75 × 29,766.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,717.75x = 886,059,405.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 886,059,405.56/18,717.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 47,337.92

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.