Home / 41,478.75-62,262

Finding the Third Proportional to 41,478.75 and 62,262

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 41,478.75 and 62,262 is: 93,458.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,478.75 : 62,262 = 62,262 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,478.75/62,262 = 62,262/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,478.75x = 62,262 × 62,262
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,478.75x = 3,876,556,644
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,876,556,644/41,478.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 93,458.86

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.