Home / 26,647.50-61,527

Finding the Third Proportional to 26,647.50 and 61,527

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 26,647.50 and 61,527 is: 142,061.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,647.50 : 61,527 = 61,527 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,647.50/61,527 = 61,527/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,647.50x = 61,527 × 61,527
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,647.50x = 3,785,571,729
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,785,571,729/26,647.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 142,061.05

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.31) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.