Home / 41,345.44-60,582.94

Finding the Third Proportional to 41,345.44 and 60,582.94

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 41,345.44 and 60,582.94 is: 88,771.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,345.44 : 60,582.94 = 60,582.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,345.44/60,582.94 = 60,582.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,345.44x = 60,582.94 × 60,582.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,345.44x = 3,670,292,316.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,670,292,316.13/41,345.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,771.40

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.