Home / 44,326.50-66,522

Finding the Third Proportional to 44,326.50 and 66,522

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 44,326.50 and 66,522 is: 99,831.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,326.50 : 66,522 = 66,522 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,326.50/66,522 = 66,522/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,326.50x = 66,522 × 66,522
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,326.50x = 4,425,176,484
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,425,176,484/44,326.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 99,831.40

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.