Home / 27,616.50-59,646

Finding the Third Proportional to 27,616.50 and 59,646

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 27,616.50 and 59,646 is: 128,823.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,616.50 : 59,646 = 59,646 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,616.50/59,646 = 59,646/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,616.50x = 59,646 × 59,646
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,616.50x = 3,557,645,316
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,557,645,316/27,616.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 128,823.18

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.