Home / 5,135.25-10,659.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 5,135.25 and 10,659.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 5,135.25 and 10,659.75 is: 22,127.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,135.25 : 10,659.75 = 10,659.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,135.25/10,659.75 = 10,659.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,135.25x = 10,659.75 × 10,659.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,135.25x = 113,630,270.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 113,630,270.06/5,135.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,127.51

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.08) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.