Home / 23,926.01-51,998.20

Finding the Third Proportional to 23,926.01 and 51,998.20

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 23,926.01 and 51,998.20 is: 113,007.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,926.01 : 51,998.20 = 51,998.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,926.01/51,998.20 = 51,998.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,926.01x = 51,998.20 × 51,998.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,926.01x = 2,703,813,128.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,703,813,128.23/23,926.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 113,007.28

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.