Home / 21,817.69-47,116.69

Finding the Third Proportional to 21,817.69 and 47,116.69

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 21,817.69 and 47,116.69 is: 101,751.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,817.69 : 47,116.69 = 47,116.69 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,817.69/47,116.69 = 47,116.69/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,817.69x = 47,116.69 × 47,116.69
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,817.69x = 2,219,982,240.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,219,982,240.97/21,817.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 101,751.49

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.