Home / 27,892.50-61,313.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 27,892.50 and 61,313.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 27,892.50 and 61,313.25 is: 134,778.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,892.50 : 61,313.25 = 61,313.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,892.50/61,313.25 = 61,313.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,892.50x = 61,313.25 × 61,313.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,892.50x = 3,759,314,625.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,759,314,625.56/27,892.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 134,778.69

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.