Home / 19,245-41,355.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 19,245 and 41,355.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 19,245 and 41,355.75 is: 88,869.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,245 : 41,355.75 = 41,355.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,245/41,355.75 = 41,355.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,245x = 41,355.75 × 41,355.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,245x = 1,710,298,058.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,710,298,058.06/19,245
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,869.74

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.