Home / 34,613.26-51,862.23

Finding the Third Proportional to 34,613.26 and 51,862.23

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 34,613.26 and 51,862.23 is: 77,706.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,613.26 : 51,862.23 = 51,862.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,613.26/51,862.23 = 51,862.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,613.26x = 51,862.23 × 51,862.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,613.26x = 2,689,690,645.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,689,690,645.31/34,613.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 77,706.94

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.