Home / 28,923.80-43,693.90

Finding the Third Proportional to 28,923.80 and 43,693.90

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 28,923.80 and 43,693.90 is: 66,006.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,923.80 : 43,693.90 = 43,693.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,923.80/43,693.90 = 43,693.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,923.80x = 43,693.90 × 43,693.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,923.80x = 1,909,156,760.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,909,156,760.67/28,923.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,006.44

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.