Home / 44,325.19-96,185.29

Finding the Third Proportional to 44,325.19 and 96,185.29

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 44,325.19 and 96,185.29 is: 208,721.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,325.19 : 96,185.29 = 96,185.29 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,325.19/96,185.29 = 96,185.29/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,325.19x = 96,185.29 × 96,185.29
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,325.19x = 9,251,609,080.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,251,609,080.59/44,325.19
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 208,721.23

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.