Home / 47,484-103,789.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 47,484 and 103,789.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 47,484 and 103,789.13 is: 226,859.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,484 : 103,789.13 = 103,789.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,484/103,789.13 = 103,789.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,484x = 103,789.13 × 103,789.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,484x = 10,772,182,468.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,772,182,468.27/47,484
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 226,859.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.