Home / 46,321.88-69,275.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 46,321.88 and 69,275.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 46,321.88 and 69,275.25 is: 103,602.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,321.88 : 69,275.25 = 69,275.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,321.88/69,275.25 = 69,275.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,321.88x = 69,275.25 × 69,275.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,321.88x = 4,799,060,262.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,799,060,262.56/46,321.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 103,602.46

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.