Home / 41,122.69-61,987.78

Finding the Third Proportional to 41,122.69 and 61,987.78

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 41,122.69 and 61,987.78 is: 93,439.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,122.69 : 61,987.78 = 61,987.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,122.69/61,987.78 = 61,987.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,122.69x = 61,987.78 × 61,987.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,122.69x = 3,842,485,024.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,842,485,024.30/41,122.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 93,439.54

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.