Home / 28,062.70-41,993.44

Finding the Third Proportional to 28,062.70 and 41,993.44

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 28,062.70 and 41,993.44 is: 62,839.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,062.70 : 41,993.44 = 41,993.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,062.70/41,993.44 = 41,993.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,062.70x = 41,993.44 × 41,993.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,062.70x = 1,763,448,793.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,763,448,793.07/28,062.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,839.59

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.