Home / 4,951.13-10,669.22

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,951.13 and 10,669.22

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,951.13 and 10,669.22 is: 22,991.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,951.13 : 10,669.22 = 10,669.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,951.13/10,669.22 = 10,669.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,951.13x = 10,669.22 × 10,669.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,951.13x = 113,832,228.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 113,832,228.74/4,951.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,991.18

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.