Home / 27,121.50-41,222.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 27,121.50 and 41,222.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 27,121.50 and 41,222.25 is: 62,654.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,121.50 : 41,222.25 = 41,222.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,121.50/41,222.25 = 41,222.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,121.50x = 41,222.25 × 41,222.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,121.50x = 1,699,273,895.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,699,273,895.06/27,121.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,654.13

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.