Home / 43,510.50-65,103.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 43,510.50 and 65,103.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 43,510.50 and 65,103.75 is: 97,413.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,510.50 : 65,103.75 = 65,103.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,510.50/65,103.75 = 65,103.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,510.50x = 65,103.75 × 65,103.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,510.50x = 4,238,498,264.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,238,498,264.06/43,510.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 97,413.23

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.