Home / 21,651.13-47,517.02

Finding the Third Proportional to 21,651.13 and 47,517.02

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 21,651.13 and 47,517.02 is: 104,284.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,651.13 : 47,517.02 = 47,517.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,651.13/47,517.02 = 47,517.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,651.13x = 47,517.02 × 47,517.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,651.13x = 2,257,867,237.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,257,867,237.94/21,651.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 104,284.06

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.