Home / 900-948

Finding the Third Proportional to 900 and 948

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 900 and 948 is: 998.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    900 : 948 = 948 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    900/948 = 948/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    900x = 948 × 948
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    900x = 898,704
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 898,704/900
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 998.56

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.05) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.