Home / 40,163.34-61,782.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 40,163.34 and 61,782.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 40,163.34 and 61,782.75 is: 95,039.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,163.34 : 61,782.75 = 61,782.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,163.34/61,782.75 = 61,782.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,163.34x = 61,782.75 × 61,782.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,163.34x = 3,817,108,197.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,817,108,197.56/40,163.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 95,039.60

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.