Home / 4,902.75-10,261.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,902.75 and 10,261.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,902.75 and 10,261.13 is: 21,475.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,902.75 : 10,261.13 = 10,261.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,902.75/10,261.13 = 10,261.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,902.75x = 10,261.13 × 10,261.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,902.75x = 105,290,686.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 105,290,686.27/4,902.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,475.84

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.09) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.