Home / 935.50-1,763.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 935.50 and 1,763.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 935.50 and 1,763.75 is: 3,325.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    935.50 : 1,763.75 = 1,763.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    935.50/1,763.75 = 1,763.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    935.50x = 1,763.75 × 1,763.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    935.50x = 3,110,814.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,110,814.06/935.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,325.30

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.89) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.