Home / 36,388.75-57,863.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 36,388.75 and 57,863.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 36,388.75 and 57,863.75 is: 92,012.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,388.75 : 57,863.75 = 57,863.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,388.75/57,863.75 = 57,863.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,388.75x = 57,863.75 × 57,863.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,388.75x = 3,348,213,564.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,348,213,564.06/36,388.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 92,012.33

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.