Home / 29,550.75-68,339.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 29,550.75 and 68,339.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 29,550.75 and 68,339.25 is: 158,041.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,550.75 : 68,339.25 = 68,339.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,550.75/68,339.25 = 68,339.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,550.75x = 68,339.25 × 68,339.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,550.75x = 4,670,253,090.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,670,253,090.56/29,550.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 158,041.78

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.31) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.