Home / 19,080.38-28,068.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 19,080.38 and 28,068.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 19,080.38 and 28,068.75 is: 41,291.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,080.38 : 28,068.75 = 28,068.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,080.38/28,068.75 = 28,068.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,080.38x = 28,068.75 × 28,068.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,080.38x = 787,854,726.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 787,854,726.56/19,080.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,291.36

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.