Home / 25,257.75-39,216.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 25,257.75 and 39,216.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 25,257.75 and 39,216.75 is: 60,890.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,257.75 : 39,216.75 = 39,216.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,257.75/39,216.75 = 39,216.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,257.75x = 39,216.75 × 39,216.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,257.75x = 1,537,953,480.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,537,953,480.56/25,257.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,890.36

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.