Home / 4,893.75-7,454.53

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,893.75 and 7,454.53

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,893.75 and 7,454.53 is: 11,355.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,893.75 : 7,454.53 = 7,454.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,893.75/7,454.53 = 7,454.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,893.75x = 7,454.53 × 7,454.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,893.75x = 55,570,036.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 55,570,036.16/4,893.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,355.31

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.