Home / 43,458.75-62,028

Finding the Third Proportional to 43,458.75 and 62,028

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 43,458.75 and 62,028 is: 88,531.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,458.75 : 62,028 = 62,028 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,458.75/62,028 = 62,028/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,458.75x = 62,028 × 62,028
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,458.75x = 3,847,472,784
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,847,472,784/43,458.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,531.60

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 21,729.38 and 31,014
Half scale
Find third proportional to 86,917.50 and 124,056
Double scale
Find third proportional to 43,461 and 62,031
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 65,188.13 and 93,042
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.43) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.