Home / 9,203.06-19,875.38

Finding the Third Proportional to 9,203.06 and 19,875.38

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 9,203.06 and 19,875.38 is: 42,923.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,203.06 : 19,875.38 = 19,875.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,203.06/19,875.38 = 19,875.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,203.06x = 19,875.38 × 19,875.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,203.06x = 395,030,531.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 395,030,531.39/9,203.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,923.81

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.