Home / 6,816-10,000.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,816 and 10,000.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,816 and 10,000.50 is: 14,672.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,816 : 10,000.50 = 10,000.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,816/10,000.50 = 10,000.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,816x = 10,000.50 × 10,000.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,816x = 100,010,000.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 100,010,000.25/6,816
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,672.83

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.