Home / 6,636.25-10,184.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,636.25 and 10,184.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,636.25 and 10,184.75 is: 15,630.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,636.25 : 10,184.75 = 10,184.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,636.25/10,184.75 = 10,184.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,636.25x = 10,184.75 × 10,184.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,636.25x = 103,729,132.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 103,729,132.56/6,636.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,630.68

Related Problems

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.