Home / 936.56-1,330.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 936.56 and 1,330.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 936.56 and 1,330.13 is: 1,889.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    936.56 : 1,330.13 = 1,330.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    936.56/1,330.13 = 1,330.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    936.56x = 1,330.13 × 1,330.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    936.56x = 1,769,232.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,769,232.52/936.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,889.07

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.42) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.