Home / 24,700.50-54,081

Finding the Third Proportional to 24,700.50 and 54,081

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 24,700.50 and 54,081 is: 118,408.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,700.50 : 54,081 = 54,081 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,700.50/54,081 = 54,081/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,700.50x = 54,081 × 54,081
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,700.50x = 2,924,754,561
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,924,754,561/24,700.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 118,408.72

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.