Home / 28,201.50-41,330.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 28,201.50 and 41,330.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 28,201.50 and 41,330.25 is: 60,570.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,201.50 : 41,330.25 = 41,330.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,201.50/41,330.25 = 41,330.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,201.50x = 41,330.25 × 41,330.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,201.50x = 1,708,189,565.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,708,189,565.06/28,201.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,570.88

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.