Home / 43,168.50-63,204.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 43,168.50 and 63,204.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 43,168.50 and 63,204.75 is: 92,540.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,168.50 : 63,204.75 = 63,204.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,168.50/63,204.75 = 63,204.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,168.50x = 63,204.75 × 63,204.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,168.50x = 3,994,840,422.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,994,840,422.56/43,168.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 92,540.64

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.46) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.