Home / 29,052-61,593.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 29,052 and 61,593.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 29,052 and 61,593.75 is: 130,586.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,052 : 61,593.75 = 61,593.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,052/61,593.75 = 61,593.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,052x = 61,593.75 × 61,593.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,052x = 3,793,790,039.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,793,790,039.06/29,052
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 130,586.19

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.12) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.