Home / 44,572.50-66,867

Finding the Third Proportional to 44,572.50 and 66,867

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 44,572.50 and 66,867 is: 100,312.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,572.50 : 66,867 = 66,867 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,572.50/66,867 = 66,867/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,572.50x = 66,867 × 66,867
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,572.50x = 4,471,195,689
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,471,195,689/44,572.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 100,312.88

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.