Home / 45,504.75-66,768.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 45,504.75 and 66,768.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 45,504.75 and 66,768.75 is: 97,969.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    45,504.75 : 66,768.75 = 66,768.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    45,504.75/66,768.75 = 66,768.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    45,504.75x = 66,768.75 × 66,768.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    45,504.75x = 4,458,065,976.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,458,065,976.56/45,504.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 97,969.24

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.