Home / 46,293.75-102,426.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 46,293.75 and 102,426.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 46,293.75 and 102,426.75 is: 226,623.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,293.75 : 102,426.75 = 102,426.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,293.75/102,426.75 = 102,426.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,293.75x = 102,426.75 × 102,426.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,293.75x = 10,491,239,115.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,491,239,115.56/46,293.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 226,623.23

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.21) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.