Home / 24,310.13-52,796.81

Finding the Third Proportional to 24,310.13 and 52,796.81

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 24,310.13 and 52,796.81 is: 114,664.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,310.13 : 52,796.81 = 52,796.81 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,310.13/52,796.81 = 52,796.81/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,310.13x = 52,796.81 × 52,796.81
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,310.13x = 2,787,503,410.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,787,503,410.16/24,310.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 114,664.30

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.