Home / 8,952.75-19,378.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 8,952.75 and 19,378.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 8,952.75 and 19,378.13 is: 41,943.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,952.75 : 19,378.13 = 19,378.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,952.75/19,378.13 = 19,378.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,952.75x = 19,378.13 × 19,378.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,952.75x = 375,511,728.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 375,511,728.52/8,952.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,943.73

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.