Home / 27,810-60,534

Finding the Third Proportional to 27,810 and 60,534

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 27,810 and 60,534 is: 131,764.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,810 : 60,534 = 60,534 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,810/60,534 = 60,534/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,810x = 60,534 × 60,534
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,810x = 3,664,365,156
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,664,365,156/27,810
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 131,764.30

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.