Home / 935.75-1,037.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 935.75 and 1,037.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 935.75 and 1,037.75 is: 1,150.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    935.75 : 1,037.75 = 1,037.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    935.75/1,037.75 = 1,037.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    935.75x = 1,037.75 × 1,037.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    935.75x = 1,076,925.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,076,925.06/935.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,150.87

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.11) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.