Home / 29,558.25-62,950.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 29,558.25 and 62,950.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 29,558.25 and 62,950.50 is: 134,066.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,558.25 : 62,950.50 = 62,950.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,558.25/62,950.50 = 62,950.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,558.25x = 62,950.50 × 62,950.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,558.25x = 3,962,765,450.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,962,765,450.25/29,558.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 134,066.31

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.13) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.