Home / 20,558.25-44,638.88

Finding the Third Proportional to 20,558.25 and 44,638.88

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 20,558.25 and 44,638.88 is: 96,926.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,558.25 : 44,638.88 = 44,638.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,558.25/44,638.88 = 44,638.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,558.25x = 44,638.88 × 44,638.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,558.25x = 1,992,629,161.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,992,629,161.27/20,558.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 96,926.01

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.