Home / 6,600-9,272

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,600 and 9,272

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,600 and 9,272 is: 13,025.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,600 : 9,272 = 9,272 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,600/9,272 = 9,272/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,600x = 9,272 × 9,272
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,600x = 85,969,984
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 85,969,984/6,600
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,025.76

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.40) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.