Home / 14,532.75-31,843.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 14,532.75 and 31,843.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 14,532.75 and 31,843.13 is: 69,772.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,532.75 : 31,843.13 = 31,843.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,532.75/31,843.13 = 31,843.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,532.75x = 31,843.13 × 31,843.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,532.75x = 1,013,984,609.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,013,984,609.77/14,532.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,772.38

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.