Home / 5,691.50-8,710

Finding the Third Proportional to 5,691.50 and 8,710

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 5,691.50 and 8,710 is: 13,329.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,691.50 : 8,710 = 8,710 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,691.50/8,710 = 8,710/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,691.50x = 8,710 × 8,710
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,691.50x = 75,864,100
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 75,864,100/5,691.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,329.37

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 2,845.75 and 4,355
Half scale
Find third proportional to 11,383 and 17,420
Double scale
Find third proportional to 5,694 and 8,713
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 8,537.25 and 13,065
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.53) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.