Home / 25,033.50-53,613

Finding the Third Proportional to 25,033.50 and 53,613

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 25,033.50 and 53,613 is: 114,820.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,033.50 : 53,613 = 53,613 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,033.50/53,613 = 53,613/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,033.50x = 53,613 × 53,613
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,033.50x = 2,874,353,769
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,874,353,769/25,033.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 114,820.29

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.