Home / 46,635.75-72,951.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 46,635.75 and 72,951.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 46,635.75 and 72,951.75 is: 114,117.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,635.75 : 72,951.75 = 72,951.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,635.75/72,951.75 = 72,951.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,635.75x = 72,951.75 × 72,951.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,635.75x = 5,321,957,828.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,321,957,828.06/46,635.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 114,117.56

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.56) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.