Home / 8,448.75-19,557

Finding the Third Proportional to 8,448.75 and 19,557

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 8,448.75 and 19,557 is: 45,270.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,448.75 : 19,557 = 19,557 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,448.75/19,557 = 19,557/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,448.75x = 19,557 × 19,557
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,448.75x = 382,476,249
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 382,476,249/8,448.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 45,270.16

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 4,224.38 and 9,778.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 16,897.50 and 39,114
Double scale
Find third proportional to 8,451 and 19,562
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 12,673.13 and 29,335.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.31) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.