Home / 21,389.25-51,529.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 21,389.25 and 51,529.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 21,389.25 and 51,529.13 is: 124,139.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,389.25 : 51,529.13 = 51,529.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,389.25/51,529.13 = 51,529.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,389.25x = 51,529.13 × 51,529.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,389.25x = 2,655,250,723.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,655,250,723.27/21,389.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 124,139.50

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.41) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.