Home / 23,811.75-52,323.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 23,811.75 and 52,323.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 23,811.75 and 52,323.75 is: 114,975.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,811.75 : 52,323.75 = 52,323.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,811.75/52,323.75 = 52,323.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,811.75x = 52,323.75 × 52,323.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,811.75x = 2,737,774,814.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,737,774,814.06/23,811.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 114,975.79

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.