Home / 41,117.25-61,509.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 41,117.25 and 61,509.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 41,117.25 and 61,509.75 is: 92,016.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,117.25 : 61,509.75 = 61,509.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,117.25/61,509.75 = 61,509.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,117.25x = 61,509.75 × 61,509.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,117.25x = 3,783,449,345.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,783,449,345.06/41,117.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 92,016.11

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.