Home / 40,312.50-87,621.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 40,312.50 and 87,621.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 40,312.50 and 87,621.75 is: 190,451.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,312.50 : 87,621.75 = 87,621.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,312.50/87,621.75 = 87,621.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,312.50x = 87,621.75 × 87,621.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,312.50x = 7,677,571,073.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,677,571,073.06/40,312.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 190,451.38

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.