Home / 2,551.50-4,866.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,551.50 and 4,866.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,551.50 and 4,866.75 is: 9,282.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,551.50 : 4,866.75 = 4,866.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,551.50/4,866.75 = 4,866.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,551.50x = 4,866.75 × 4,866.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,551.50x = 23,685,255.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,685,255.56/2,551.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,282.88

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.91) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.