Home / 37,372.50-57,926.81

Finding the Third Proportional to 37,372.50 and 57,926.81

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 37,372.50 and 57,926.81 is: 89,785.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,372.50 : 57,926.81 = 57,926.81 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,372.50/57,926.81 = 57,926.81/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,372.50x = 57,926.81 × 57,926.81
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,372.50x = 3,355,515,606.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,355,515,606.41/37,372.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 89,785.69

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.