Home / 26,574.75-29,328.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 26,574.75 and 29,328.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 26,574.75 and 29,328.75 is: 32,368.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,574.75 : 29,328.75 = 29,328.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,574.75/29,328.75 = 29,328.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,574.75x = 29,328.75 × 29,328.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,574.75x = 860,175,576.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 860,175,576.56/26,574.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,368.15

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.10) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.