Home / 45,272.25-71,610.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 45,272.25 and 71,610.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 45,272.25 and 71,610.75 is: 113,272.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    45,272.25 : 71,610.75 = 71,610.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    45,272.25/71,610.75 = 71,610.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    45,272.25x = 71,610.75 × 71,610.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    45,272.25x = 5,128,099,515.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,128,099,515.56/45,272.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 113,272.47

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.58) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.