Home / 4,638.75-5,877.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,638.75 and 5,877.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,638.75 and 5,877.75 is: 7,447.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,638.75 : 5,877.75 = 5,877.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,638.75/5,877.75 = 5,877.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,638.75x = 5,877.75 × 5,877.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,638.75x = 34,547,945.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 34,547,945.06/4,638.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,447.68

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.27) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.