Home / 46,888.50-67,167

Finding the Third Proportional to 46,888.50 and 67,167

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 46,888.50 and 67,167 is: 96,215.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,888.50 : 67,167 = 67,167 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,888.50/67,167 = 67,167/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,888.50x = 67,167 × 67,167
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,888.50x = 4,511,405,889
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,511,405,889/46,888.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 96,215.62

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 23,444.25 and 33,583.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 93,777 and 134,334
Double scale
Find third proportional to 46,891 and 67,170
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 70,332.75 and 100,750.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.43) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.