Home / 6,574.50-9,537.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,574.50 and 9,537.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,574.50 and 9,537.75 is: 13,836.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,574.50 : 9,537.75 = 9,537.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,574.50/9,537.75 = 9,537.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,574.50x = 9,537.75 × 9,537.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,574.50x = 90,968,675.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 90,968,675.06/6,574.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,836.59

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.45) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.