Home / 43,132.92-66,204.84

Finding the Third Proportional to 43,132.92 and 66,204.84

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 43,132.92 and 66,204.84 is: 101,618.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,132.92 : 66,204.84 = 66,204.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,132.92/66,204.84 = 66,204.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,132.92x = 66,204.84 × 66,204.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,132.92x = 4,383,081,335.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,383,081,335.96/43,132.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 101,618.00

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.53) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.