Home / 28,135.50-44,552.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 28,135.50 and 44,552.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 28,135.50 and 44,552.50 is: 70,548.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,135.50 : 44,552.50 = 44,552.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,135.50/44,552.50 = 44,552.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,135.50x = 44,552.50 × 44,552.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,135.50x = 1,984,925,256.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,984,925,256.25/28,135.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,548.78

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.58) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.