Home / 5,646.75-9,093.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 5,646.75 and 9,093.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 5,646.75 and 9,093.75 is: 14,644.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,646.75 : 9,093.75 = 9,093.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,646.75/9,093.75 = 9,093.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,646.75x = 9,093.75 × 9,093.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,646.75x = 82,696,289.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 82,696,289.06/5,646.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,644.94

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.61) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.