Home / 48,062.25-72,810

Finding the Third Proportional to 48,062.25 and 72,810

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 48,062.25 and 72,810 is: 110,300.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,062.25 : 72,810 = 72,810 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,062.25/72,810 = 72,810/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,062.25x = 72,810 × 72,810
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,062.25x = 5,301,296,100
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,301,296,100/48,062.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 110,300.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.