Home / 47,599.75-104,541.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 47,599.75 and 104,541.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 47,599.75 and 104,541.75 is: 229,601.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,599.75 : 104,541.75 = 104,541.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,599.75/104,541.75 = 104,541.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,599.75x = 104,541.75 × 104,541.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,599.75x = 10,928,977,493.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,928,977,493.06/47,599.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 229,601.57

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.