Home / 40,951.13-61,714.88

Finding the Third Proportional to 40,951.13 and 61,714.88

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 40,951.13 and 61,714.88 is: 93,006.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,951.13 : 61,714.88 = 61,714.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,951.13/61,714.88 = 61,714.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,951.13x = 61,714.88 × 61,714.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,951.13x = 3,808,725,796.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,808,725,796.27/40,951.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 93,006.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.