Home / 43,557-65,166.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 43,557 and 65,166.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 43,557 and 65,166.75 is: 97,497.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,557 : 65,166.75 = 65,166.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,557/65,166.75 = 65,166.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,557x = 65,166.75 × 65,166.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,557x = 4,246,705,305.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,246,705,305.56/43,557
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 97,497.65

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.