Home / 41,668.13-89,851.69

Finding the Third Proportional to 41,668.13 and 89,851.69

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 41,668.13 and 89,851.69 is: 193,753.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,668.13 : 89,851.69 = 89,851.69 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,668.13/89,851.69 = 89,851.69/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,668.13x = 89,851.69 × 89,851.69
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,668.13x = 8,073,325,746.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,073,325,746.60/41,668.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 193,753.04

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.