Home / 25,131.23-54,123.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 25,131.23 and 54,123.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 25,131.23 and 54,123.75 is: 116,563.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,131.23 : 54,123.75 = 54,123.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,131.23/54,123.75 = 54,123.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,131.23x = 54,123.75 × 54,123.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,131.23x = 2,929,380,314.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,929,380,314.06/25,131.23
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 116,563.33

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.