Home / 43,960-65,634

Finding the Third Proportional to 43,960 and 65,634

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 43,960 and 65,634 is: 97,994.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,960 : 65,634 = 65,634 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,960/65,634 = 65,634/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,960x = 65,634 × 65,634
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,960x = 4,307,821,956
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,307,821,956/43,960
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 97,994.13

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.