Home / 4,839.38-6,814.88

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,839.38 and 6,814.88

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,839.38 and 6,814.88 is: 9,596.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,839.38 : 6,814.88 = 6,814.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,839.38/6,814.88 = 6,814.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,839.38x = 6,814.88 × 6,814.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,839.38x = 46,442,521.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 46,442,521.27/4,839.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,596.80

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.41) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.