Home / 28,394.50-44,548.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 28,394.50 and 44,548.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 28,394.50 and 44,548.50 is: 69,892.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,394.50 : 44,548.50 = 44,548.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,394.50/44,548.50 = 44,548.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,394.50x = 44,548.50 × 44,548.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,394.50x = 1,984,568,852.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,984,568,852.25/28,394.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,892.72

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.