Home / 25,940.25-52,953.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 25,940.25 and 52,953.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 25,940.25 and 52,953.75 is: 108,098.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,940.25 : 52,953.75 = 52,953.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,940.25/52,953.75 = 52,953.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,940.25x = 52,953.75 × 52,953.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,940.25x = 2,804,099,639.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,804,099,639.06/25,940.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 108,098.40

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.04) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.