Home / 23,955.47-50,393.53

Finding the Third Proportional to 23,955.47 and 50,393.53

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 23,955.47 and 50,393.53 is: 106,009.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,955.47 : 50,393.53 = 50,393.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,955.47/50,393.53 = 50,393.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,955.47x = 50,393.53 × 50,393.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,955.47x = 2,539,507,991.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,539,507,991.84/23,955.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 106,009.53

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.10) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.