Home / 4,702.50-10,214.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,702.50 and 10,214.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,702.50 and 10,214.25 is: 22,186.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,702.50 : 10,214.25 = 10,214.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,702.50/10,214.25 = 10,214.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,702.50x = 10,214.25 × 10,214.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,702.50x = 104,330,903.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 104,330,903.06/4,702.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,186.26

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.