Home / 941.25-2,187.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 941.25 and 2,187.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 941.25 and 2,187.75 is: 5,084.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    941.25 : 2,187.75 = 2,187.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    941.25/2,187.75 = 2,187.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    941.25x = 2,187.75 × 2,187.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    941.25x = 4,786,250.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,786,250.06/941.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,084.99

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 470.63 and 1,093.88
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,882.50 and 4,375.50
Double scale
Find third proportional to 943 and 2,192
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,411.88 and 3,281.63
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.32) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.