Home / 27,722.25-60,183

Finding the Third Proportional to 27,722.25 and 60,183

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 27,722.25 and 60,183 is: 130,652.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,722.25 : 60,183 = 60,183 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,722.25/60,183 = 60,183/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,722.25x = 60,183 × 60,183
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,722.25x = 3,621,993,489
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,621,993,489/27,722.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 130,652.94

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.