Home / 4,179-11,353.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,179 and 11,353.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,179 and 11,353.50 is: 30,845.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,179 : 11,353.50 = 11,353.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,179/11,353.50 = 11,353.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,179x = 11,353.50 × 11,353.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,179x = 128,901,962.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 128,901,962.25/4,179
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,845.17

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.72) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.