Home / 4,951.13-5,248.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,951.13 and 5,248.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,951.13 and 5,248.13 is: 5,562.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,951.13 : 5,248.13 = 5,248.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,951.13/5,248.13 = 5,248.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,951.13x = 5,248.13 × 5,248.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,951.13x = 27,542,816.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,542,816.02/4,951.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,562.94

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.06) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.